# 116-hr-535: PFAS Action Act of 2019

116-hr-535, PFAS Action Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-535
- Congress: 116
- Title: PFAS Action Act of 2019
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced: 2019-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 66
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

PFAS Action Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill.

## Cosponsors (66)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2019-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2019-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2019-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2019-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2019-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2019-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2019-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2019-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2019-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-535 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/535)

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