House Passes Wide-Ranging PFAS Bill, But Senate Fate Less Clear

The House voted Jan. 10 to press the EPA to address a family of persistent chemicals contaminating drinking water supplies in towns throughout the U.S, but the legislation faces a highly uncertain future in the GOP-controlled Senate.

The wide-ranging bill, H.R. 535, faces strenuous opposition from Republican senators and the White House who consider it an overreach. House Democrats pushed the legislation through with a handful of Republican supporters, The House bill passed on a 247-159 vote.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are a family of thousands of man-made chemicals often used in nonstick and waterproof ...