House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Mar 6, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1938.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCLELLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 43, March 6, 2025, Page H1040):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1938, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 11 Democrats
7 of 18 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Young Kim (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Robert Scott (D-VA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), James Walkinshaw (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer McClellan.
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- H.R. 4894 (119th) Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
- H.Res. 585 (119th) Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be…
- H.Res. 955 (119th) Recognizing the importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide.
- H.R. 5965 (119th) Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.