Bill · S. 3457· Senate(119-S-3457)
Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/11/2025
- Last activity
- 12/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sponsored by
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2025 aims to establish new guidelines, standards, and water quality criteria for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The bill directs the EPA Administrator to publish human health water quality criteria within three years. It also sets specific deadlines for establishing effluent limitations guidelines and standards across various industry categories, including organic chemicals, electroplating, and landfills. Additionally, the act mandates monitoring requirements for several point source categories. Finally, it authorizes grants for the pretreatment of water contaminated by these substances.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+8
The bill establishes rigorous new standards and monitoring requirements to protect water quality from PFAS contamination.
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill expands the EPA's regulatory authority by establishing new specific guidelines and monitoring mandates for industries.
Does this put more money into scientific research?+3
The bill funds the assessment and analysis of local PFAS sources through grants to water treatment works.
The opposite
Does this make it easier to run a small business?-3
Mandatory monitoring and new effluent standards create regulatory compliance costs for various industrial categories.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-1
The bill authorizes significant new federal spending for water treatment grants and monitoring programs.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Health Protections: The Administrator is required to publish human health water quality criteria for each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of those substances within three years of the act's enactment (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Improved Water Treatment: The bill authorizes grants to be awarded to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works to carry out pretreatment program activities and to monitor, assess, or analyze local sources of PFAS (Section 2(f)(1)).
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Financial Support for Water Safety: There is an authorization of $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to fund pretreatment programs and monitoring of local sources (Section 2(f)(1) and 2(f)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Increased Regulatory Requirements for Industries: Various industry categories, such as organic chemicals, plastics, synthetic fibers, electroplating, metal finishing, textile mills, landfills, leather tanning and finishing, paint formulating, and plastics molding and forming, will be required to comply with new effluent limitations guidelines and standards by specific deadlines (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Mandatory Monitoring Burdens: Certain entities, including pulp, paper, and paperboard industries, airports, and electrical and electronic component manufacturers, are subject to mandatory monitoring requirements for the discharge of PFAS (Section 2(c)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+8
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support-3Reduces Government Spending-1
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Urban Residents+1
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- 12/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced in Senate
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