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H.R. 4168

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Summary

H.R. 4168, the PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 26, 2025 by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4168 has 15 co-sponsors.

hb4168/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4168 IH: PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4168  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 26, 2025   Mr. Fitzpatrick  (for himself and  Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To codify a national primary drinking water regulation for PFAS, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025  .
2.
Codification of national primary drinking water regulation for PFAS
The final rule issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency titled  PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation  (89 Fed. Reg. 32532; April 26, 2024), as in effect on June 25, 2024, shall have the force and effect of law.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To codify a national primary drinking water regulation for PFAS, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) sponsors H.R. 4168, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4168 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 26, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4168 has taken 2 actions since Jun 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4168 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4168 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To codify a national primary drinking water regulation for PFAS, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 107 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4168 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Aerospace, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia16—
A.O. SMITH CORPORATION—Wisconsin14—
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.16—
A.O. SMITH CORPORATION14—
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 107.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES116
ALEXA BRANSON116
ANDREA PORWOLL116
ASHLEY GUM116
BRADLEY WATTS116
BRINCE MANNING116
BROOKE MILLER116
CASSIA CARVALHO116
CHAD WHITEMAN116
CHANTEL SHEAKS116
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW116
CHRISTOPHER EYLER116
CHRISTOPHER GUITH116
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI116
CLARK JACKSON116
DAN BYERS116
ERIN DELANEY116
ESPERANZA JELALIAN116
FOXHALL PARKER116
GARY LITMAN116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONA.O. SMITH CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONA.O. SMITH CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONA.O. SMITH CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$270K1st Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONA.O. SMITH CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INCENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC.2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4168 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4168’s is Environmental Protection.

hr4168/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4168, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 4168.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following.Article I, Section VIII, Clause 18[Page H3011]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com