Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6626
PFAS Accountability Act of 2025
Refreshed 3 h ago
Introduced 2025-12-11Topic: environment · public health · health careSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would add a new section to the Toxic Substances Control Act letting people who were significantly exposed to PFAS chemicals, or who reasonably suspect they were, sue in federal court, alone or as a class. They could sue any company that took part in making the PFAS and foresaw or should have foreseen that people would be exposed. A court could order the company to pay for medical monitoring if the exposure raised the person's risk of a PFAS-linked disease. Exposure would be presumed if PFAS from the company was released where the person lived or spent time for at least 1 year, or if testing found PFAS in the person's body; companies could challenge this with their own testing, paid for by the company. Courts could also order new studies of PFAS health effects, and the bill would not replace state law claims.
Sponsors
- Madeleine Dean Democrat sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-11 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-11 | Introduced in House | introduce |