Clean Ports for Commerce Act

Hillary J. Scholten

Democrat · MI · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-06-25

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The Army Corps of Engineers would be required to plan ahead before dredging waterways that contain PFAS (a group of toxic chemicals found in many industrial products and firefighting foams) to prevent spreading this contamination to other areas. This affects communities near rivers, harbors, and other waterways where dredging happens, as well as the Corps and companies involved in dredging operations. The goal is to protect public health and water quality by ensuring the Corps thinks through how to handle PFAS-contaminated sediment before removing it from the water.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9483 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9483 To require the Corps of Engineers to carry out advanced planning for dredging activities in areas with known PFAS contamination, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2026 Ms. Scholten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Corps of Engineers to carry out advanced planning for dredging activities in areas with known PFAS contamination, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Ports for Commerce Act''. SEC. 2. PFAS ADVANCED PLANNING FOR DREDGING. (a) Requirement.--Prior to carrying out any dredging activities in an area with respect to which the Secretary has information indicating that the dredged materials will contain perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary shall identify-- (1) the disposal site for the dredged materials; (2) how the Secretary will mitigate the effects of the dredging activities on water quality and public health with respect to such substances; and (3) any potential delays in carrying out the activities related to the presence of such substances. (b) Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. <all>

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