H.R. 2467 – PFAS Action Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12) on July 22, 2021. This bill is to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. This bill does not do anything specifically towards military and veterans, it also do not establish presumptive conditions for veteran disability compensation. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2467?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%222467%22%2C%222467%22%5D%7D&s=6&r=2
H.R. 2607 – FASTER Presumptions Act, introduced by Rep. David Throne (D-MD-6) on April 15, 2021. This bill is to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs procedures to determine presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure, and for other purposes. This bad part of this bill is that the VA would be handling the presumption process. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2607?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%222607%22%2C%222607%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=5
S. 1121/H.R. 2742 – PFAS Registry Act of 2021, introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen &Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-1) on April 14, 2021. This bill is to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1121?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221121%22%2C%221121%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=2 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2742?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%222742%22%2C%222742%22%5D%7D&s=4&r=1