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)
This bill was introduced on November 13, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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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Aug 12, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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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