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S.2525: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 19, 2019
- Latest Major Action Aug. 12, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - July 22, 2020
- Introduced in Senate - Sept. 19, 2019
Bill Summary
Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment. Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Aug. 12, 2020 |
By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252.
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July 22, 2020 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.
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July 22, 2020 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Nov. 13, 2019 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Sept. 19, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Sept. 19, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) |