Michigan took independent action last year to regulate PFAS levels in the stateвЂ™s drinking water -В setting limits that are far stricter than the EPAвЂ™s 2016 health advisory levels. In addition to Upton, DingellвЂ™s bill has four other GOP co-sponsors. She noted that residential communities and 328 military bases across the country are experiencing the effects of PFAS contamination. вЂњIf you donвЂ™t try, youвЂ™re not going to get it,вЂќ she said.Дemocrats and Republicans alike are beginning to understand both the danger and the ubiquity of the compounds, Dingell told The Hill. Budget reconciliation measures cannot be filibustered, and Republicans would not have the power to block it.ДЄsked whether the PFAS bill could be incorporated as part of a larger Senate reconciliation package, Dingell said that she and her colleagues had not yet discussed this option but reiterated that the legislation вЂњstands on its ownвЂќ and could attract Senate support. Senate Democrats are crafting a budget reconciliation package they plan to pass through the chamber with just Democratic votes. No Senate companion bill has been introduced, but Dingell expressed confidence that such legislation could receive the 60 votes necessary to clear a Senate filibuster. The agency would make PFAS-free labels available for relevant products, while establishing a household well water testing website that clearly communicates public health risks.ДЄ number of Republicans have opposed the bill, arguing that it essentially could lead to a broad ban on PFAS. The bill would also limit industrial discharges of PFAS and allocate $200 million annually from 2022 to 2026 for wastewater treatment, as well as restrict incineration of PFAS wastes. A final rule on testing would occur within two years. The EPA administrator would mandate вЂњcomprehensive toxicity testingвЂќ on all PFAS, with the flexibility to sort compounds into categories вЂњbased on hazard characteristics or chemical propertiesвЂќ and adjust testing requirements accordingly. The agency would also have 180 days to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous air pollutants.

The EPA would then have five years to submit a review of its efforts to clean up sites contaminated by the designated substances. The bill would have the EPA designate the two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, as вЂњhazardous substancesвЂќ within a year of enactment, with an additional five years to determine whether all PFAS - of which there are more than 5,000 -В should receive this designation. With PFAS leaching into water supplies via everything from firefighting foam to nonstick pans, makeup, fast-food containers and waterproof apparel, Dingell and her colleagues argue that вЂњthe time is now to get this cleaned up.вЂќ

вЂњAnything that gets a safe drinking water standard is not a first step, but is significant for people in this country.вЂќ вЂњWe're sitting here with no federal directions on PFAS since I walked in the doors as a member of Congress,вЂќ Dingell said. President Biden Joe Biden Democrats hit panic button after Virginia collapse Manchin says he won't vote to overrule Senate parliamentarian Carville blames 'stupid wokeness' for Democratic losses MORE supports the House bill, however, and Dingell is hopeful for action in the Senate given the new bill has gained some GOP support. Similar legislation passed the House in the previous Congress but was stuck in the Senate and opposed by former President Trump Donald Trump Democrats hit panic button after Virginia collapse Defense & National Security DOJ seeks nearly four-year sentence for ex-MMA fighter who punched officer on Jan. Fred Upton Frederick (Fred) Stephen Upton The 9 Republicans who voted to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Alibaba - Democrats argue price before policy amid scramble MORE (R) introduced the PFAS Action Act of 2021.

To date, the EPA has only established вЂњhealth advisory levelsвЂќ for the chemicals.Дingell and fellow Michigan Rep. DingellвЂ™s bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set national drinking water standards for the two most common PFAS compounds -В PFOA and PFOS -В within two years of enactment.

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