# 116-hr-7560: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020

116-hr-7560, Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7560
- Congress: 116
- Title: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment. Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters. NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7564: SEC Data Protection Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7057: U.C.S. ME/CFS Act
- 116-hr-6934: Uniform Treatment of NRSROs Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7560 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7560)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7564: SEC Data Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7564)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7057: U.C.S. ME/CFS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7057)
- [116-hr-6934: Uniform Treatment of NRSROs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6934)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7560 (as of 2025-11-18).