Lawmakers Float Bill To Curb Federal Procurement Of PFAS Products

A group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would bar federal agencies from procuring cookware, furniture, carpets and rugs containing two legacy PFAS and prioritize the procurement of PFAS-free products in these categories, mirroring a measure that lawmakers previously failed to add into annual defense legislation. The legislation, titled the PFAS-Free Procurement Act , aims to “prioritize the procurement of safer, PFAS-free products,” says a May 1 press release from Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), a co-sponsor of the bill...