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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9483 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2026

 Ms. Scholten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 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.
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Clean Ports for Commerce Act

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