Contact Congress about H.R. 6476: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

Farmers could get help when PFAS pollution harms their land, water, products, or income. The U.S. Department of Agriculture would give grants to eligible states, territories, D.C., and tribal governments to fund testing, aid, cleanup, and research.

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Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Latest action on H.R. 6476: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects farmers whose land, water, crops, livestock, or income are harmed by PFAS pollution. It also affects states, territories, D.C., and tribal governments because they would apply for and manage the grants. People who live or work on contaminated farmland could get health monitoring. Farms not directly polluted could also get marketing help if PFAS fears hurt their sales.

Why this matters: PFAS pollution can put farmers in a hard spot because it may damage their land, products, income, and buyer trust. This bill would create a dedicated funding stream for farm PFAS problems. It could help farmers test for contamination, cover losses, change operations, and plan next steps. It could also build better data and research, but the results would depend on how the program is run and how common the contamination is.

Key provisions in H.R. 6476

• The bill creates a new USDA grant program for farm PFAS problems. States, territories, D.C., and tribal governments could use it for agricultural land and commercial farms.
• A government could qualify only if farm soil or water has unsafe PFAS levels. USDA would decide that with the Environmental Protection Agency, while considering state standards.
• Applicants would have to explain how they plan to spend the money. Their plans must cover priorities, program management, and oversight.
• At least 30% of the program money each year must go to smaller places. That means eligible governments with fewer than 3 million people.
• Grant money could pay for health checks, including blood serum testing that measures PFAS in blood. It could also pay for land or product buyouts, compensation, disposal, herd depopulation, direct farmer aid, and income replacement.

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What is H.R. 6476?

Farmers could get help when PFAS pollution harms their land, water, products, or income. The U.S. Department of Agriculture would give grants to eligible states, territories, D.C., and tribal governments to fund testing, aid, cleanup, and research.

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