HR 4592 United States House · 118th Congress

Cumulative Impacts Act of 2023

HR 4592, the Cumulative Impacts Act of 2023, requires federal environmental agencies to consider the combined pollution burden from multiple sources when issuing or renewing permits for industrial facilities. It directly affects major polluting facilities seeking permits and overburdened communities disproportionately impacted by existing pollution. The bill mandates that permit decisions must include a "cumulative impacts analysis" evaluating health risks from combined pollution sources, sensitive populations, and existing environmental stressors in the area. Agencies must deny permits if they cannot ensure "a reasonable certainty of no harm" to community health, shifting the burden of proof to polluters and regulators. This applies to permits under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, requiring new analyses for major sources and stricter oversight of persistent polluters.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jul 2023

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Introduced Jul 12, 2023 Last action Jul 20, 2023

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Jul 14, 2023

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

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Jul 13, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Jul 12, 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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Jul 12, 2023

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