U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10462: Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program. Sec. 3. PFAS Trust Fund. Sec. 4. Excise tax on PFAS manufacturers. Sec. 5. PFAS litigation excise tax. Sec. 6. Budgetary effects. SECTION 2. Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program The Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: XXXIV Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program SECTION 3401. Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program (in this title referred to as the Program ), for the purpose of providing compensation for physical injury or death suffered by firefighters in connection with PFAS-related health conditions. (b) Submission of claims (1) In general Subject to paragraph (3), to seek compensation under the Program, an eligible claimant shall submit to the Secretary a claim-- (A) using the claim form developed by the Secretary under paragraph (2); and (B) …
Sponsors
- Darren Soto (D, HD-FL-9) · primary sponsor
- John Larson (D, HD-001)
- Brendan Boyle (D, HD-PA-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10462?
- HB10462 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026.
- What does HB10462 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10462?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10462?
- Darren Soto (D, HD-FL-9), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10462?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10462
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