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Read. Follow. Verify.Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025
Last action · December 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Sponsors: Troy Carter and 23 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a new monitoring program for hazardous air pollutants at industrial facility boundaries. It requires the EPA to track emissions in real-time, expand national air quality monitoring networks, and provide public access to this data to better understand health risks in affected communities.
Industrial facilities will be required to implement new systems for hazardous pollutants, and the EPA must launch a six-year monitoring program that will provide residents with real-time data on local air quality.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Industrial facility operators
Operators of stationary sources must implement EPA-approved emissions measurement systems and submit data electronically.
Environmental Protection Agency
The agency is mandated to design, launch, and maintain a new monitoring network and promulgate associated rules.
Communities near industrial sources
Residents will have increased access to air quality information and monitoring data regarding local hazardous air pollutants.
Key Facts
- The EPA must design and launch a hazardous air pollutant monitoring program within 18 months of enactment.
- Monitoring must begin within 18 months of enactment and continue for at least 6 years.
- The EPA is required to publish a notice in the Federal Register and accept public comments for at least 60 days regarding the program design.
- The program must include fenceline monitoring of stationary sources identified as linked to local health threats.
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- The EPA must ensure data measurement and electronic submission of hazardous air pollutant levels at facility fencelines and stacks.
- The bill defines 'cumulative impact' as the total exposure to chemical and nonchemical stressors and their combined effects on health and quality of life.
- The EPA must expand or create a new network to assess trends and the effectiveness of emissions reduction programs.
- The bill mandates the use of specific EPA-approved test methods (such as Method 325A, 325B, 327, and TO-15A) for emissions measurement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Dec 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Dec 17, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
Version history
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Discoveries
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Focus on Cumulative Risk
The bill explicitly defines and incorporates 'cumulative impact' and 'cumulative risk,' signaling a shift toward evaluating health outcomes based on total environmental stress rather than single-pollutant thresholds.
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- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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