H.R. 6782 (IH) - Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025 - BILLS-119hr6782ih | Content Details

H.R. 6782 (IH) - Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025

Action: Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Landsman, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casten, and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Full Title: To protect clean air and public health by expanding fenceline and ambient air monitoring and access to air quality information for communities affected by air pollution, to require hazardous air pollutant monitoring at the fenceline of facilities whose emissions are linked to local health threats, to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates rules that require hazardous air pollutant data measurement and electronic submission at fencelines and stacks of industrial source categories, to expand and strengthen the national ambient air quality monitoring network, to deploy air quality systems in communities affected by air pollution, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Paul Tonko (NY); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Raul Ruiz (CA); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Kevin Mullin (CA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Greg Landsman (OH); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Maxine Dexter (OR); Debbie Dingell (MI); Steve Cohen (TN); Andre Carson (IN); Sean Casten (IL); Kathy Castor (FL)

United States Code References: 15 U.S.C. 8931(2)(B)
42 U.S.C. 7401, 7403, 7405, 7407, 7409, 7410, 7412, 7413, 7414, 7603, 7619 and 7661