EPA funds research on ground-level ozone and its effects.
H.R. 10525 — Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026 · Filed by Deborah Ross (D-NC) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives the EPA 10.5 million dollars for grants. Universities, national labs, and nonprofits can apply for money. They will study how ground-level ozone affects temperature, crops, forests, and ecosystems. The EPA must share findings with Congress within four years.
Who it affects
Universities, national laboratories, and nonprofit research groups can apply for grants. Farmers and people who eat crops may benefit from better ozone research.
One thing to notice
All research data and findings must be made public.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 21, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- ground-level ozone — Ozone formed from pollution that harms air quality and crops.
- grants — Money given to groups to pay for research projects.
- ecosystems — Communities of plants, animals, and their natural environment.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,956 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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