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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, helped announce the relaunching of the bipartisan House PFAS Task Force for the 118th Congress. PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals,” poses serious dangers to human health and the environment. In recent years, communities in Michigan and across the nation have discovered PFAS contamination in soil, surface water, and groundwater. Congressman Huizenga is a founding member of the bipartisan PFAS Task Force which is led by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI).

Since 2019, the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, made up of both Republicans and Democrats, has worked across the aisle to urgently address the threat of PFAS to better protect communities from the effects of these harmful chemicals. Specifically, the Task Force:

• Promotes legislation to address PFAS contamination.
• Holds informational events to educate Members of Congress and their staff to increase awareness about PFAS chemicals.
• Meets with congressional leadership, committee chairs and ranking members to ensure PFAS is adequately and more urgently addressed.
• Fights for funding through federal appropriations to research the harmful effects of these forever chemicals and to remediate PFAS contamination.

“Combatting the challenges created by PFAS contamination along the Lakeshore and across Southwest Michigan is an issue where policymakers must work together to put forward tangible bipartisan solutions,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “I will continue to work with my colleagues to protect both our drinking water as well as the Great Lakes ecosystem from these harmful chemicals.”

“I am proud to once again launch the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force,” said Congressman Kildee. “While we have made progress, PFAS continues to be a threat to communities across Michigan and the country. I look forward to working with my colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, to address and clean up PFAS chemicals.”

“PFAS chemical contamination is a grave public health threat and environmental issue in my district and for communities across the nation,” said Congressman Fitzpatrick. “While Congress and successive administrations have taken steps in the right direction, we must continue to pursue a whole-of-government approach to the research, restriction, and remediations of these ‘forever chemicals.’ I am proud to serve alongside Congressman Kildee as co-chair of the bipartisan PFAS Task Force and look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to further protect our children and families from the impact of PFAS contamination.”

Members of Congress in the bipartisan PFAS Task Force include: Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Don Beyer (VA-08), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), André Carson (IN-07), Sean Casten (IL-06), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jason Crow (CO-06), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Jared Golden (ME-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), Bill Keating (MA-09), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Ann Kuster (NH-02), John Larson (CT-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Nancy Mace (SC-01), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Grace Meng (NY-07), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Richard Neal (MA-01), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Katie Porter (CA-47), Bill Posey (FL-08), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Pat Ryan (NY-18), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Michael Turner (OH-10), Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25).