Rick Allen (R-GA)
Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act
A Republican bill with 7 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
The "Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act" changes how the EPA handles air quality standards. It requires the EPA Administrator to publish implementation regulations and guidance at the same time they release any new or revised national ambient air quality standards. This is intended to help states, permitting authorities, and permit applicants. If the required guidance and regulations are not published concurrently, the new standard cannot be applied to the review of preconstruction permit applications. Additionally, the bill specifies certain conditions regarding the application of the 2024 Primary Annual Particulate Matter standard.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +4
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides regulatory certainty and assistance for industrial permit applicants.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates the concurrent publication of implementation guidance, increasing transparency for permit applicants.
- Scored +2
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
Providing guidance alongside standards protects applicants from being subject to rules they cannot yet implement.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill places new procedural constraints on how the federal EPA Administrator must act when establishing national standards.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Clarity for Applicants: The bill requires the Administrator to publish regulations and guidance for implementing a standard at the same time the standard is established, which is intended to assist States, permitting authorities, and permit applicants (Section 2, Paragraph 1).
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Protection Against Unapplied Standards: If the Administrator fails to provide the required guidance and regulations alongside a new or revised standard, that standard will not apply to the review and disposition of a preconstruction permit application until the guidance is published (Section 2, Paragraph 2).
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Specific Exceptions for Existing Processes: The 2024 Primary Annual Particulate Matter standard will not apply to certain preconstruction permit applications if they are deemed complete by a certain date or if a public notice of a preliminary determination or draft permit is published within a specific timeframe (Section 3, Paragraph a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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No Change to Technology Requirements: This bill does not eliminate the obligation for a preconstruction permit applicant to install best available control technology or lowest achievable emission rate technology (Section 2, Paragraph 3B; Section 3, Paragraph b1).
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No Change to State Authority: The bill does not limit the ability of a State, local, or Tribal permitting authority to enforce emissions requirements that are more stringent than national standards (Section 2, Paragraph 3C; Section 3, Paragraph b2).
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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides regulatory certainty and assistance for industrial permit applicants.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates the concurrent publication of implementation guidance, increasing transparency for permit applicants. Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — Providing guidance alongside standards protects applicants from being subject to rules they cannot yet implement. Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill provides greater regulatory predictability for State and local permitting authorities. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill places new procedural constraints on how the federal EPA Administrator must act when establishing national standards.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill increases regulatory certainty for air quality standards which can facilitate more stable environmental enforcement.
- 4/28/2026
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-626.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.
- 1/21/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24.
- 12/10/2025
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.
- 7/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/27/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Troy BaldersonRepublican · Ohio
Earl CarterRepublican · Georgia
H. GriffithRepublican · Virginia
Robert LattaRepublican · Ohio
Dan NewhouseRepublican · Washington
Jay ObernolteRepublican · California
Randy WeberRepublican · Texas