S231-117 · 117th Congress
Signed into Law
Signed Dec 20, 2022PFAS Act
Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act or the PFAS Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on training, education programs, and best practices to protect them from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFASs, from firefighting foam and to limit or prevent the release of PFASs into the environment. These substances are man-made and may…
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 296 politicians tracked
277
YEA
17
NAY
0
PRESENT
2
NOT VOTING
94% YEA6% NAY
BY PARTY
DEMOCRAT145 YEA · 0 NAY
99%
REPUBLICAN132 YEA · 17 NAY
88%
11%
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Top donor industries among YEA voters vs NAY voters · lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Party & Leadership3887 pts
- 2. Labor Unions2801 pts
- 3. Single-Issue Advocacy2515 pts
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
- 1. Party & Leadership464 pts
- 2. Single-Issue Advocacy176 pts
- 3. Agriculture85 pts
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
Gary C. Peters
D-MI · Primary
6 COSPONSORS
BIPARTISAN● 2 D● 4 R
