U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10488: Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
To restore and strengthen the obligation of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect human health and the environment, to halt unlawful deregulatory actions, to require enforcement of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To restore and strengthen the obligation of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect human health and the environment, to halt unlawful deregulatory actions, to require enforcement of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To restore and strengthen the obligation of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect human health and the environment, to halt unlawful deregulatory actions, to require enforcement of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that-- (1) the Environmental Protection Agency was created to protect human health and the environment and is statutorily required to carry out and enforce the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) and other critically important environmental laws that protect public health; (2) since January 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency has initiated or advanced dozens of deregulatory actions weakening or dismantling protections governing power plants, vehicles, methane pollution, hazardous air pollutants, greenhouse gas reporting, and environmental justice programs; (3) the actions described in paragraph (2) include delays or repeals of standards addressing-- (A) greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants; (B) methane and volatile organic compound pollution from oil and gas operations; (C) mercury and air toxics standards; (D) national ambient air quality standards under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) for particulate matter; (E) greenhouse gas reporting program requirements; and (F) vehicle emissions standards; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency has …
Sponsors
- Sean Casten (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Kathy Castor (D, HD-014)
- Mike Levin (D, HD-CA-49)
- James McGovern (D, HD-002)
- George Latimer (D, HD-016)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB10488?
- HB10488 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026.
- What does HB10488 do?
- In its own words: To restore and strengthen the obligation of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect human health and the environment, to halt unlawful deregulatory actions, to require enforcement of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10488?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10488?
- Sean Casten (D, HD-006), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10488?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10488
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