Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026

Adam B. Schiff

Democrat · CA · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2026-04-14

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would require the federal government to update how it manages and cleans up heavily polluted sites (known as Superfund sites) to account for climate change impacts like flooding, extreme weather, and rising sea levels. The changes would help ensure that cleanup efforts and long-term protections at these contaminated locations remain effective as climate conditions shift, protecting nearby communities and workers from exposure to hazardous materials during environmental disasters.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4289 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4289 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2026 Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, 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 ``Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``account:'' and inserting ``account--''; (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end; (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: ``(H) the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.''; and (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The President shall include in the review an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.''. <all>

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