1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) PFAS The term PFAS means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (2) PFOA The term PFOA means perfluorooctanoic acid. (3) PFOS The term PFOS means perfluorooctane sulfonate. 3. Findings and sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the world, including in the United States since the 1940s. (2) PFAS are found in many consumer products like cookware, food packaging, and stain repellants. (3) PFAS manufacturing and processing facilities and airports and military installations that use firefighting foams are some of the main sources of PFAS contamination in large concentrations that can lead to human exposure. (4) There is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse health effects in humans. (5) PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA and PFOS. (6) PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of the PFAS chemicals. (7) PFOA and PFOS are very persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning they do not break down and can accumulate over time. (8) Studies indicate that PFOA and PFOS can cause reproductive and developmental, liver and kidney, and immunological effects in laboratory animals. (9) The Environmental Protection Agency is beginning the necessary steps— (A) to propose designating PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances through one of the available statutory mechanisms, including section 102 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9602 )