Bill tells EPA to restore rules from before 2025.
H.R. 10425 — Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026 · Filed by Sean Casten (D-IL) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill orders the EPA to bring back rules rolled back since January 2025. These rules cover power plant emissions, car emissions, methane, mercury, and air quality. The bill requires the EPA to restore science boards. The EPA must use checked science in choices. The bill requires annual reports to Congress. Citizens can sue the EPA if it does not comply.
Who it affects
The bill affects people who breathe dirty air. It affects areas that face more air pollution. It affects the EPA, which must restore rules and hire staff.
One thing to notice
The bill only works if Congress gives the EPA money. Without funding, the EPA cannot hire people to enforce rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- emissions — Gases released into the air.
- methane — A gas that harms the climate, from oil, gas, and farms.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,862 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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