HR 1444 United States House · 118th Congress

Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2023

This bill (HR 1444) amends the Superfund law to require the EPA to consider climate change impacts when planning cleanups at contaminated sites. It adds new language requiring the EPA to assess how climate-related disasters - like floods or storms - might affect cleanup sites, including projected changes due to climate change. The EPA must now evaluate whether existing cleanup plans remain protective as climate conditions evolve. This applies directly to all current and future Superfund site remediation efforts managed by the EPA.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2023

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Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Last action Mar 17, 2023

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Mar 17, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

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Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Mar 8, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Mar 8, 2023

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors