# 117-hr-7597: PFAS Firefighter Protection Act

117-hr-7597, PFAS Firefighter Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7597
- Congress: 117
- Title: PFAS Firefighter Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2022-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

PFAS Firefighter Protection Act This bill prohibits, under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the manufacture, import, processing, or distribution in commerce of any aqueous film forming foam for use in training and firefighting that contains a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. No later than October 5, 2024, the bill also requires the prohibition of the use of fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam at airports.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7597 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7597)

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- [117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1437)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7597 (as of 2025-11-18).