S. 4844
Introduced in Senate · June 25, 2026June 18, 2026
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating the development of PFAS-free turnout gear, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act” or the “PFAS Alternatives Act”.