A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct a study of personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to determine the prevalence and concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
2 Cosponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Shaheen-Gardner Bill to Address Health Concerns Regarding Firefighters’ Exposure to PFAS through Protective Gear Clears Key Committee Hurdle”
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 13, 2019
“Gardner-Shaheen Bill to Address Health Concerns Regarding Firefighters’ Exposure to PFAS through Protective Gear Clears Key Senate Committee”
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Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO, 2015-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 13, 2019
“Ocean Plastics Bill Sails Through Senate Committee”
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Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
on Nov 13, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 19, 2019
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Introduced
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Nov 13, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 21, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Aug 12, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Nov 16, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 8, 2020
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Dec 11, 2020
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 23, 2020
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Final Bill —
Vetoed
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Dec 28, 2020
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Final Bill —
House Overrides Veto
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Jan 1, 2021
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Final Bill —
Senate Overrides Veto
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2525 (116th). |
S. 2525 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2525. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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