U.S. Congress: H.R. 1863, the "Testing for Impacted Firefighters"

March 25, 2019

Rep. Norcross, Donald (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 1863, the "Testing for Impacted Firefighters" on March 25, 2019. The bill would 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.

A version of this bill is also being introduced in the Senate. See S. 858

Location:

• North AmericaUS

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• ChemicalsPFOA
• ChemicalsPFOS
• SourcesMilitary bases
• Affected community
• Health
• Legislation