H.Res. 779Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

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Sponsor: Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA-05]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Jan 8, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJan 7, 2020
Passed the HouseJan 8, 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 535 (PFAS Action Act of 2019).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 779 as passed House on Jan 8, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 8, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 8, 2020

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House Jan 8, 2020 · the primary vote

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

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225 Yea 193 Nay 12 not voting

Party-line vote 1 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat.

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All members430 members

Democratic232 members

Republican198 members

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