S. 1430 · 118th Congress

Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act

Introduced on May 3, 2023 by Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY). 9 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 3, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 3, 2023
Cosponsors
9
0 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

A bill 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.

Cynthia M. LummisR-WYSponsor

Republicans · 9

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. May 3, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 3, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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.10 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  2. Santa Margarita Water District6 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  4. American Water Works Association5 reports
    $275.4K reported (all issues)
  5. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies5 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  6. City of Columbia5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF COLUMBIA$44K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  7. City of Dallas5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  8. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  9. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California5 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  10. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES5 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  11. National Rural Water Association5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION$23.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. SALT RIVER PROJECT5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER DISTRICT$50K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER5 reports
    $950K reported (all issues)
  14. West Basin Municipal Water District5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  15. AMERICAN WATER4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN WATER SERVICES, INCAI match · 99%
  16. Association of California Water Agencies4 reports
    $425K reported (all issues)
  17. Central Utah Water Conservancy District4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  18. City of Arlington4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  19. City of Austin4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. Clark County Water Reclamation District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  21. Coachella Valley Water District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  22. Contra Costa Water District4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT$471.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Des Moines Water Works4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  24. Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  25. Las Vegas Valley Water District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  26. Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  27. Los Angeles County Sanitation District4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  28. Santa Clara Valley Water District4 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  29. Southern Nevada Water Authority4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  30. Truckee Meadows Water Authority4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  31. Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  32. Water Coalition Against PFAS4 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  33. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  34. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF ORANGE COUNTY3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  35. City of Roseville3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  36. City of San Buenaventura3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  37. Coalition of Recyclers of Residual Organics by Practitioner of Sustainability3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  38. EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT3 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  39. Eastern Municipal Water District3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  40. ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 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.