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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

PFAS Alternatives Act

S. 4844Introduced Jun 18, 2026Policy area: Emergency Management

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Martin Heinrich D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 18, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

23 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 20 Democrats

3 of 23 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Curtis (R-UT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Reed (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich.

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Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress

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Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.