United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1863 (116th)
To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
Introduced
25 March 2019
Last action
26 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2], Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Timeline
25 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1863
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1863
- us · 116-hr-1863 · source updated 6 June 2025