# 119-hr-1938: Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act

119-hr-1938, Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1938
- Congress: 119
- Title: Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the Department of Defense to push for mandatory PFAS stormwater monitoring at its facilities and set a funding floor for testing.** It targets two goals: routine testing of PFAS in stormwater and adding controls to reduce PFAS discharges from DoD sites. - DoD facilities: Would have to seek permit or stormwater plan changes that require monitoring of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances at least quarterly and use best management practices or control technologies to cut PFAS runoff. - State permit agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency: Would be asked to approve revisions to Clean Water Act section 402(p) stormwater permits or plans to add PFAS monitoring and controls at DoD sites. - PFAS remediation funding: At least 1% of funds the bill makes available for DoD PFAS remediation each year would be obligated or spent on testing for PFAS in stormwater runoff at DoD facilities.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More PFAS testing at military bases: benefit, low. If enacted, the Defense Department would need to ask states or the EPA within one year to update stormwater permits for DoD facilities. The requested changes would require PFAS testing of discharges at least every quarter. DoD would also need to use best practices or control technology to cut PFAS…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1938)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1938 (as of 2026-04-21).