Sponsor
Nicholas A. Langworthy
Representative · R-NY
Representative · R-NY
The resolution clarifies EPA handling of wildfire/exceptional-event air data and speeds House consideration of a tax-related resolution, trading increased regulatory/process certainty and quicker legislative action for risks of weaker enforcement, potential public-health impacts, and reduced legislative transparency.
State governments and regulated sources (e.g., utilities) get clearer rules for treating air-quality data affected by wildfires or other exceptional events, improving the accuracy of compliance decisions and reducing misclassification of attainment/nonattainment.
Utilities, state regulators, and businesses gain clearer guidance on how EPA reviews proposed legislation and cross-border emissions, increasing regulatory certainty for planning and compliance.
The House can consider H. Res. 1156 quickly, allowing a timely statement of support for tax policies intended to benefit working families.
Hospitals, health systems, and urban communities could face weaker air-quality protections if emissions of foreign origin are more readily exempted, shifting pollution burdens onto U.S. populations and increasing public-health risks.
State governments and public-health institutions may find it harder to hold polluters accountable because changes in how exceptional-event data are handled could delay enforcement or create loopholes.
Requiring EPA to review proposed legislation could politicize or slow the agency's regulatory actions, increasing uncertainty for businesses and state regulators.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Permits immediate floor consideration of a tax-support resolution under a one-hour special rule and lists three Clean Air Act amendment topics for attention.
Allows the House to proceed immediately to consider a separate resolution supporting tax policies for working families under a special rule and sets debate time and procedures for that consideration. Also names three pending proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act by subject—changes on how exceptional-event and wildfire-mitigation air monitoring data are handled, EPA review of proposed legislation, and clarification of standards for emissions originating outside the United States.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6398) to amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6409) to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1156) expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
Introduced April 15, 2026 by Nicholas A. Langworthy · Last progress April 15, 2026