Bill aims to restore EPA power to enforce clean air rules
H.R. 10488 — 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. · Filed by Sean Casten (D-IL) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would restore the EPA's duty to protect human health and the environment. It would require the EPA to enforce the Clean Air Act. The bill also aims to stop actions that removed rules.
Who it affects
The bill would affect people who breathe air and drink water. It would affect companies that must follow EPA rules. It would affect the EPA and how it does its job.
One thing to notice
The bill text is not public yet. What it actually does is unclear.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- EPA — The government agency that makes and enforces rules to protect air, water, and land.
- enforce — Make sure people and companies follow the rules.
- Clean Air Act — A federal law that sets rules to keep air clean and protect people's health.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 21, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 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 2026-09-22.
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