About
Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Dan Kildee (MI-8) created the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force at the start of 2019.
Comprised of both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the PFAS Task Force will work to more urgently address the public health threat of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to better protect communities from the harmful effects of these dangerous chemicals.
The Task Force will work to:
- Hold informational events to educate Members of Congress and their staff to increase awareness about PFAS chemicals.
- Craft legislation to address PFAS contamination.
- Meet with congressional leadership, committee chairs and ranking members to ensure PFAS is adequately and more urgently addressed.
- Fight for more robust funding through federal appropriations to clean up PFAS contamination.
Pennsylvania's 1st District
"For residents of Bucks and Montgomery counties and communities around the nation, action must be immediately taken on a federal level to remediate PFAS contamination," said Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. "The establishment of the PFAS Task Force will put the issue of clean drinking water front and center in Washington, D.C., which is a critical step in the right direction to protecting the American people from exposure to these harmful chemicals. I am proud to lead this bipartisan task force with Congressman Kildee and I look forward to continuing to fight for the safety and health of our constituents."
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Legislation & Press Releases
- Fitzpatrick, Pappas, Kildee, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address PFAS Contamination and Hold Polluters Accountable
- Statement on EPA Establishing a National Drinking Water Standard to Address PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
- Fitzpatrick, Kildee Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to PFAS Blood Testing
- Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Firefighters from PFAS Chemicals
- Fitzpatrick, Kildee Relaunch Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force
- Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Firefighters from PFAS Chemicals
- Fitzpatrick, Stevens, Posey, Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Direct the EPA to add PFAS Chemicals to Their List of Hazardous Air Pollutants
- Reps. Fitzpatrick, Kildee Lead New Bipartisan Push for Funding to Address PFAS Chemicals
- Fitzpatrick, Dingell, Kuster, Katko Introduce Legislation to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics
- Fitzpatrick Statement on CDC Draft PFAS Assessment
- Fitzpatrick and Boyle Call for National PFAS Water Standard
- Statement by Fitzpatrick & Kildee, Co-Chairs of PFAS Task Force on EPA's PFAS Plan
- Fitzpatrick, Kildee Seek Timeline for Drinking Water and Clean Up Standards in PFAS Action Plan
- Fitzpatrick, Kildee, Boyle Introduce Legislation Requiring Nationwide Standard for PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
- Fitzpatrick Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Add PFAS to the Toxic Release Inventory
- Reps. Fitzpatrick, Boyle, and Dean Announce PFAS Grant at Temple Ambler
- Defense Department Inspector General to Evaluate Use of PFAS at Military Site
- Fitzpatrick & Delgado Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Identify PFAS Contamination at Federal Water Infrastructure Projects
- Fitzpatrick and Boyle Request EPA Deploy Research Team to Bucks and Montgomery Counties
- Fitzpatrick Demands PFOS/PFOA Health Study Released