Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026

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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.

Restores environmental protections and strengthens pollution enforcement across the country.

This bill would bring back environmental rules that were in place in early 2025, covering everything from power plant emissions to vehicle pollution. It would also boost the EPA's ability to enforce these rules and prioritize communities hit hardest by pollution, aiming to improve public health and the environment for everyone.

What Would Change

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency has weakened many environmental protections and reduced enforcement since January 2025. If this bill becomes law, the EPA would be required to immediately bring back all environmental regulations and enforcement programs that were in place on January 19, 2025, and would be blocked from weakening them again without Congress's approval. It would also boost EPA funding by authorizing $10,993,653,000 for its duties in the government's budget year 2027 and beyond.

Key Provisions

Reinstates all environmental regulations and enforcement programs that were in effect on January 19, 2025, within 60 days.
Blocks federal officials from weakening or delaying these reinstated environmental rules without explicit permission from Congress.
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore and expand environmental justice programs that were eliminated or defunded after January 19, 2025.
Requires the EPA to use the "social cost of carbon" in all decisions about greenhouse gas emissions, setting its value at $190 per metric ton.
Authorizes setting aside $10,993,653,000 for the EPA's duties for the government's budget year 2027 and each year after, adjusted for inflation.

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Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026

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