Filthy Fifty Act

The Filthy Fifty Act (S. 1973) would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to accelerate the testing and cleanup of "forever chemicals," known as PFAS, at military installations and National Guard sites across the country. Under this bill, the DOD must provide clean drinking water to any community where military-linked PFAS contamination is detected and complete all cleanup construction at the most contaminated sites within five years. For all other affected military sites, the bill sets a mandatory 10-year deadline to finish remediation work, ensuring that residents living near these facilities have long-term protection from contaminated groundwater.