Deborah Ross (D-NC)
Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to set up a research program focused on tropospheric ozone. It creates a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and nonprofit research entities. The research will look at how tropospheric ozone impacts climate, temperatures, crop loss, and forest productivity. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency must make certain monitoring data and annual reports publicly available. Finally, the bill authorizes specific funding amounts from fiscal year 2027 through fiscal year 2030 to carry out these activities.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +7
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill authorizes millions of dollars in grants for higher education institutions, National Laboratories, and nonprofit research entities to study tropospheric ozone.
- Scored +6
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill expands monitoring infrastructure and research regarding tropospheric ozone impacts on ecosystems, forests, and air quality.
- Scored +6
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill funds research into understanding and reducing crop loss impacts caused by elevated levels of tropospheric ozone.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(c)(1)(D) could benefit farmers and agricultural communities by funding research into understanding and reducing crop loss impacts caused by elevated levels of tropospheric ozone.
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Section 2(c)(1)(G) and Section 2(c)(3) benefit the public by strengthening and expanding monitoring infrastructure and ensuring that all data collected from these monitoring networks is made publicly available.
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Section 2(h) benefits the people by requiring annual research reports and a comprehensive final report to be made publicly available, holding officials accountable and keeping citizens informed about findings and policy recommendations regarding health effects, warming, and crop losses.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2(i) authorizes the appropriation of taxpayer funds totaling millions of dollars from fiscal year 2027 through fiscal year 2030 to fund the research program, grants, and administrative costs, which places a financial burden on the public.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill expands monitoring infrastructure and research regarding tropospheric ozone impacts on ecosystems, forests, and air quality. Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill enhances ground-based monitoring networks and research in rural and agricultural regions to understand and mitigate crop loss impacts. Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill establishes a research program focused on tropospheric ozone, climate impacts, and greenhouse gas interactions to support future mitigation strategies. Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power? — The bill funds scientific research to better understand tropospheric ozone and its precursors, supporting broader climate and environmental protection efforts.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill authorizes millions of dollars in grants for higher education institutions, National Laboratories, and nonprofit research entities to study tropospheric ozone. Does this put more money into public schools? — The bill provides competitive research grants to institutions of higher education for studying tropospheric ozone.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill funds research into understanding and reducing crop loss impacts caused by elevated levels of tropospheric ozone.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires monitoring data, annual grant recipient reports, and a comprehensive final EPA report to be made publicly available.
- Healthcare
- Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill authorizes funding for the EPA to establish a research program focused on tropospheric ozone and its health and climate effects.
- 9/21/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Valerie FousheeDemocrat · North Carolina