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HR8529Referred to Committee

Fair Air Standards Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-27
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (603 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Progressive Groups$250k

Full profile: /officials/S001213

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)Original· 2026-04-27
  • Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)Original· 2026-04-27
  • Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7)Original· 2026-04-27
  • Tony Wied (R-WI-8)· 2026-04-28

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-04-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-04-27

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-27

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would create a new process allowing regions that don't currently meet federal air quality standards for ozone to be officially recognized as meeting those standards once they demonstrate they've made sufficient improvements. This would affect communities struggling with smog and air pollution, as well as the businesses and industries operating in those areas that have been working to reduce emissions. The change would potentially ease some environmental regulations in areas that have successfully cleaned up their air.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Environmental Protection

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8529 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8529 To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if certain requirements are met, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Fitzgerald) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if certain requirements are met, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Air Standards Act''. SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREA AS ATTAINMENT AREA IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. Section 107(d)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iii), an area designated as an ozone nonattainment area shall be redesignated as an ozone attainment area if the State finds and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator, and the Administrator concurs in such finding, that the area would have attained the national ambient air quality standard for ozone by the applicable attainment date, but for ozone or ozone precursors emanating from outside the State. The Governor of the State may submit the finding and demonstration to the Administrator at any time and on the Governor's own motion. Not later than 180 days after the submission date of the finding and demonstration, the Administrator shall concur or nonconcur in the finding and, if the Administrator concurs, shall promulgate the redesignation. In making such finding, the Governor and the Administrator shall consider, among other factors, modeling or monitoring evidence of emissions from other States and foreign countries.''. <all>
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