HR 161 · introduced · significant
New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
- climate
What this bill does
- This bill changes how the EPA defines when industrial facilities need new air pollution permits.
- It affects factories and power plants that modify their operations or equipment.
- The bill raises the threshold for when a modification requires a new permit review.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would raising the permit threshold for industrial modifications affect the EPA's ability to monitor air quality changes in communities near factories and power plants?
- 02
Which industries would benefit most from higher modification thresholds, and what pollution trade-offs might communities near these facilities experience?
- 03
What evidence supports that the current permit review process delays necessary industrial upgrades, and could higher thresholds discourage pollution control investments?
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Sponsor · R-VA-9
H. Morgan Griffith
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
21/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-04-28
Joining the bill
Julie Fedorchak
R-ND
Jake Ellzey
R-TX-6
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4
Gary J. Palmer
R-AL-6
August Pfluger
R-TX-11
Chuck Edwards
R-NC-11
Daniel Meuser
R-PA-9
Glenn Grothman
R-WI-6
Erin Houchin
R-IN-9
Robert J. Wittman
R-VA-1
Mike Bost
R-IL-12
Carol D. Miller
R-WV-1
+ 9 more
Legislative timeline
2026-04-28 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
2026-04-28 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-625.
2026-04-28 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-625.
2026-01-21 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
2026-01-21 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-12-10 · house · Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 11.
2025-12-10 · house · Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-03 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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