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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • preeemption</c> target clean air act federal preeemption target clean air act federal preeemption waiverss
  • Air Act, air enactment of the Clean Air Act, air pollution<05:46:33.920><c> remains</c><05:46:34.320
  • , the Clean Air Act grants pollution, the Clean Air Act grants California<05:56:18.160><c> the</c><05
  • Clean Air Act to of its standing in the Clean Air Act to limit<06:00:42.480><c> consumer</c><06:00:43.240
  • Thanks to the Clean Air Act, America has made massive strides in cleaning up our air, but we still have
Bills: HJR89 , HJR87 , HJR88
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When President Richard Nixon signed the Federal Clean Air Act in 1970, California, under Governor Ronald
  • Clean air is not a partisan issue.
  • Growing California's right to clean air.
  • </c><02:08:23.199><c> Air</c><02:08:23.440><c> Act</c> Nixon signed the Federal Clean Air Act Nixon signed
  • the Federal Clean Air Act in<02:08:24.040><c> 1970,</c><02:08:25.040><c> California</c><02:08:25.840
Bills: HJR88 , HJR78
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • under the Clean Air Act.
  • To gut the Clean Air Act.
  • To gut the Clean Air Act.
  • It weakens the Clean Air Act. It does. It weakens the Clean Air Act.
  • ><c> air</c><04:57:48.480><c> and</c> Clean Air Act and polluting our air and Clean Air Act and polluting
Bills: HR1156 , HB6398 , HB6409 , HR965 , HR1174 , HR1176 , HCR40
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:16:52.800><c> have</c> under the Clean Air Act this should have under the Clean Air Act this
  • </c><02:17:26.160><c> Air</c><02:17:26.880><c> Act</c> within the three-year Clean Air Act within the
  • The Clean Air Act and, you know, to be clear, hazardous air pollutants are air toxics that are known
  • They're legally required, as I said, to manage under the Clean Air Act.
  • as I said, to manage under the Clean Air Act.
Bills: HR189 , HJR42 , HJR61 , HR191
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Air Act.
  • Act or this provision of the federal Clean Air Act goes away, Texas can chart its own course, which
  • Texans, as Texans, we want clean air, and this bill moves us in the opposite direction. Thank you.
  • Texans, as with Texans, we want clean air and the spill moves us in the opposite direction.
  • At the end of the day, if the Clean Air Act goes away, then there's no parameters by which you can do
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1904, which would classify intentionally released helium balloons as litter and create criminal penalties for balloon releases. The author and supportive witnesses argued that balloon releases harm wildlife, livestock, waterways, and infrastructure, and that the bill would close a loophole in current litter law. Several members questioned whether criminal penalties were appropriate, and the author said he was willing to work toward civil penalties and fines instead. No vote was taken, and HB 1904 was left pending. The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably to the full House, including HB 3249, HB 3866, HB 4112, HB 1768, HB 1499, HB 573, and HB 464. These measures dealt with topics such as TCEQ contested-case procedures, outdoor storage containers, high-level radioactive waste, concrete plant permitting and grants, unannounced concrete batch plant inspections, and a scrap tire grant program. Most were adopted with substitutes and passed on recorded votes, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3997, which would create expedited permitting timelines for LNG facilities and related wastewater permits. Industry witnesses said the bill would provide certainty for multibillion-dollar projects without eliminating public participation, while environmental groups opposed parts of the bill that they said could limit contested-case participation and be unrealistic for SOAH timelines. TCEQ staff described the current wastewater permitting process and said some of the bill’s timing provisions could be workable, especially with an expedited fee. The bill was left pending after the author said he would continue working on committee substitute language. The committee also heard HB 1237 on extending the renewal window for expired TCEQ occupational water licenses, and HB 4519, a TERP consolidation bill that would combine several clean transportation grant programs into fewer programs. HB 1237 was left pending without testimony, while HB 4519 drew broad support from environmental and industry witnesses who favored simplifying the program, though some asked for stronger emphasis on particulate matter and hydrogen funding. The committee withdrew the substitute on HB 4519 and left it pending. Finally, HB 5033, which would eliminate the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program if federal authority changes, drew opposition from environmental and inspection-industry witnesses who warned it would weaken air-quality protections and could remove an important enforcement tool. The author said the bill was intended as a trigger mechanism and would be refined, and HB 5033 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1227 on municipal solid-waste franchise fees and private-provider access; the author said he would bring a substitute after hearing concerns from cities, and the bill was left pending.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The resolution celebrates, and I quote, legislation to reform processes under the Clean Air Act for establishing
  • You can't breathe clean air anymore.
  • You can't breathe clean air anymore.
  • </c><02:45:36.319><c> air</c> It is celebrating gutting clean air It is celebrating gutting clean air
  • </c> You can't breathe clean air anymore. You can't breathe clean air anymore.
Bills: HR1206 , HB6387 , HB4690 , HR1182 , HR1189
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Clean Air Act. Clean Air Act.
  • :45:45.040><c> the</c><03:45:45.199><c> 21st</c> Clean Air Act to work in the 21st Clean Air Act to work
  • </c><03:59:42.800><c> for</c> with the Clean Air Act and asking for with the Clean Air Act and asking
  • Part of comply with the Clean Air Act.
  • </c><04:09:44.560><c> emissions</c> Clean Air Act treats wildfire emissions Clean Air Act treats wildfire
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington: clean water, clean air, healthier wildlife, and, for those who know me, our beloved salmon
  • The generating station was found in violation of the Clean Air Act when I was a teenager.
  • This bill affirms Washington's commitment to clean air, clean power, and climate progress.
  • clean air strategies, investments, alternative fuels, shore power, and voluntary prohibitions.
  • Many of these vessels use scrubbers to meet clean fuel standards without reducing air pollution like
Bills: HB2421 , HB1652 , HB2367 , HB2284
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • Air Act.
  • Air Act, so the health-based standards still prevail.
  • With respect to Section 3-3493 and paragraphs C and D, the Clean Air Act, Section 211(c)(4)(C)(ii), provides
  • Air Act to kind of help us nullify, you know, the federal government due to a lot of the difficulties
  • In addition, the Clean Air Act includes specific requirements for state-implemented gasoline programs
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 6269 relates to modernizing the definition of motor fuel and the Motor Fuel Quality Act.
  • Indoor air quality measures, and health and safety improvements.
  • Transformation Act.
  • and the Public Records Act.
  • This is a great bill that moves clean energy forward, but it's also a complicated bill.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 21st, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • promote the use of ride-sharing, public transportation, and non-motorized commuting in order to reduce air
  • driven on roads and prevent more than 40 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering our air
  • Washington's commute trip reduction law is foundational to reducing congestion, improving air quality
  • Thanks to commute trip reduction, our region has less traffic congestion and less air pollution, making
  • Parents throughout our community urged our city to act on this sooner rather than later.
Bills: HB2307 , HB2374 , HB2379 , HB1823 , HB2111
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Air Act.
  • All points of 112 of the Clean Air Act.
  • Air Act.
  • Air Act.
  • </c><03:35:39.359><c> Air</c><03:35:39.680><c> Act</c> under section 112 of the Clean Air Act under section
Bills: SJR13 , HB1969 , HR1223 , HR426 , HR430
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Provisions of this act make it difficult for farmers to shift to Provisions of this act make it difficult
  • Air Act, which talks about transport... ...under one section of the Clean Air Act, which talks about
  • Air Act, just as his predecessor took the opinion contrary to it. ...Clean Air Act, just as his predecessor
  • They created the Clean Air Act; they created the EPA. In the course of it...
  • They created the Clean Air Act; they created the EPA.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • Acting Chair. Go ahead. Mr. Chair. Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead. Thank you.
  • Acting Chair. Go ahead. Mr. Chair. Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead. Thank you.
  • Acting Chair, you miss acting chair.
  • Acting Chair, Ms. Carter, go ahead. Go ahead, go, Chair.
  • Congress act to clearly define the EPA's powers and duties. ...that the U.S.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 1)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Section 112 of the Clean Air Act.
  • </c><02:25:31.120><c> Air</c><02:25:31.359><c> Act</c> They rightly said that the Clean Air Act They
  • In the 1990 Clean Air Act breathe.
  • pollutants to avoid Clean Air Act requirements that protect the air that we breathe.
  • Clean Air Act, the bipartisan piece the Clean Air Act, the bipartisan piece of<02:42:37.760><c> legislation
Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • expertise in health care delivery and health care financing to study the impact of the provisions of this act
  • [is to be] submitted to the President Pro Tem and Speaker no later than December 1, 2028, and this act
  • 2029, to allow parties to review the actual report and determine if changes need to be made to the act
Bills: SB9 , HB400 , SB9 , HB400
Committee: House Health
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure under that Act and for other purposes
  • Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure under that Act and for other purposes
  • Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure under that Act and for other purposes
  • Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure under that Act and for other purposes
  • Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure under that Act and for other purposes
Bills: HB7567 , SCR33 , SB1318 , HR1224