Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

This bill would create a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program for states, the District of Columbia, territories, and Indian Tribes that have farmland or farm water with PFAS chemical levels found to be unsafe. Grant money could be used for health monitoring of affected farm households, buying or compensating for contaminated land and farm products, income replacement, equipment for changing farm operations, testing, research, and education. At least 30 percent of funding each year would go to places with fewer than 3,000,000 people, and governments receiving grants would report yearly on how the money was used. The bill would also create a USDA task force on PFAS and authorize $500,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2029.

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Sponsors

• Chellie Pingree Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors