House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
VET PFAS Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans and dependents were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain veterans who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans were exposed to such substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 29, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 6, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3639.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 91, May 29, 2025, Page H2377):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3639, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3639
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
31 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 29 Democrats
29 of 31 cosponsors (94%) are from the other party.
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Dave Min (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Josh Riley (D-NY), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.