A House committee approved a legislative package late Nov. 20 that would radically change the way the federal government regulates “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved the package, H.R. 535, combining 12 different bills, 31-19, largely on party lines.
Two Republicans crossed party lines to support the legislation: Reps. Fred Upton (Mich.) and David McKinley (W.Va.).
Puts PFAS on Superfund List
The consolidated version of H.R. 535 would place these chemicals on the Superfund hazards substances list from the Environmental Protection Agency, force the agency to set nationwide drinking water standards for ...
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