# 119-s-3353: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

119-s-3353, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3353
- Congress: 119
- Title: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-15

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal grant program to help governments and farmers respond to PFAS contamination of agricultural land and water.** - Farmers and producers would get direct help for losses and cleanup. Grants could pay for income replacement, depopulation or disposal costs, new equipment, and support to shift production or remediate land. - People who live or work on contaminated farms would be eligible for health monitoring, including blood serum testing, paid from grant funds. - State, local, territorial, District of Columbia, and Tribal governments could apply for funds but must submit a spend plan. At least 30% of annual funding would go to eligible governments with populations under 3 million. - Researchers and data managers would receive support for expanded PFAS testing, a centralized data repository, short-term and long-term studies, and research into remediation and safe uses of contaminated land. - Grants could also fund marketing help for unaffected producers and voluntary testing of farm products to address public perception and restore markets. *Would authorize $500 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to help farmers hit by PFAS: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA would run a grants program to help governments respond to PFAS contamination on farms. The bill would authorize $500 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Each year at least 30 percent of program funds would go to eligible governments with populations under 3,000,000. Grants…
- USDA PFAS task force for farms: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would create an internal PFAS task force made of USDA staff. The task force would advise whether USDA programs should add PFAS response activities. It would review what to do when farms already in USDA programs test positive for PFAS. It would also give tech…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3353 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3353)

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- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3353 (as of 2026-05-15).