H.R. 7944 · 118th Congress

Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act

Introduced on Apr 11, 2024 by John R. Curtis (R-UT-3). 22 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 12, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 11, 2024
Cosponsors
22
11 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To exempt certain entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John R. CurtisR-UT-3Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 11, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Apr 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Apr 12, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. XYLEM INC.8 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  2. BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION5 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLACK & VEATCH SPECIAL PROJECTS CORP.$10M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. City of Arlington4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  4. City of Austin4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. City of Columbia4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF COLUMBIA$44K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  6. City of Dallas4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  7. Des Moines Water Works4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  8. Melwood HTC4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN WATER3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN WATER SERVICES, INCAI match · 99%
  10. American Water Works Association3 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  11. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies3 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  12. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF ORANGE COUNTY3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  13. Central Utah Water Conservancy District3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  14. City of Roseville3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  15. City of Sacramento3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  16. City of San Buenaventura3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  17. Clark County Water Reclamation District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  18. Coachella Valley Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  19. Coalition of Recyclers of Residual Organics by Practitioner of Sustainability3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  20. Contra Costa Water District3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT$471.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  21. EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT3 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  22. Eastern Municipal Water District3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  23. Inland Empire Utilities Agency3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  24. Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  25. Las Vegas Valley Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  26. Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  27. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  28. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California3 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  29. Monterey One Water3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  30. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES3 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  31. ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  32. RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  33. Southern Nevada Water Authority3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  34. Truckee Meadows Water Authority3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  35. Water Coalition Against PFAS3 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  36. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  37. West Basin Municipal Water District3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  38. AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $15K reported (all issues)
  39. Great Lakes Water Authority2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  40. National Rural Water Association2 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION$23.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.