# 119-hr-3639: VET PFAS Act

119-hr-3639, VET PFAS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3639
- Congress: 119
- Title: VET PFAS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a presumption of service connection for PFAS-related diseases for veterans exposed at covered military installations.** The bill would expand VA hospital care and medical services to those veterans and extend some care to certain family members who lived at those sites.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- PFAS illnesses presumed service connected for veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, many illnesses found in veterans who served at PFAS‑contaminated bases would be presumed service connected. For PFOA, this would include diagnosed high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, and pregnancy‑induced hypertension. The VA could ad…
- VA care for PFAS‑exposed veterans: benefit, high. Starting 90 days after enactment, veterans who served at covered PFAS‑contaminated bases could get VA hospital care for listed diseases. Veterans could get this care even if there is not enough medical proof that service caused the illness. Covered PFOA diseases include diagnosed high cholesterol,…
- VA care for PFAS‑exposed families: benefit, medium. Starting 90 days after enactment, family members who lived at a covered base, or were in utero then, could get VA hospital care for the same listed diseases. This could apply even if there is not enough medical proof that living there caused the condition. The VA could only provide this care if Con…
- VA to report PFAS care: benefit, low. For three years after the linked federal study is sent to Congress, VA would file yearly reports. Reports would show how many veterans and family members got PFAS care, which conditions were treated, how many were denied and why, and how many are still waiting. Reports would include former reserve…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3639 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3639)

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- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3639 (as of 2026-09-21).