A Republican bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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, known as the "Fair Air Standards Act," proposes amendments to the Clean Air Act. It aims to create a specific procedure for changing the status of an ozone nonattainment area. Under this proposal, an area can be redesignated as an attainment area if certain conditions are met. Specifically, a State must demonstrate that ozone issues are caused by emissions coming from outside the State. The Governor can submit this finding to the Administrator at any time.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
The bill empowers State Governors to initiate the process for redesignating air quality status via their own motion.
- Scored +2
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill allows for more accurate air quality designations based on whether pollution originates from outside state borders.
- Scored +1
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
States can more easily account for out-of-state pollution factors that may impact rural air quality standards.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Redesignation of air quality status: An area currently labeled as an ozone nonattainment area may be changed to an attainment area if the State can prove the pollution is coming from outside its borders (Section 2).
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Flexibility for State leadership: The Governor of a State has the power to submit a finding and demonstration to the Administrator on their own motion at any time (Section 2).
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Use of scientific evidence: The process allows the Governor and the Administrator to consider modeling or monitoring evidence regarding emissions from other States and foreign countries to make their findings (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
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.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill empowers State Governors to initiate the process for redesignating air quality status via their own motion.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill allows for more accurate air quality designations based on whether pollution originates from outside state borders.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — States can more easily account for out-of-state pollution factors that may impact rural air quality standards.
- 7/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/27/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Scott FitzgeraldRepublican · Wisconsin
Glenn GrothmanRepublican · Wisconsin
Thomas TiffanyRepublican · Wisconsin
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican · Wisconsin
Tony WiedRepublican · Wisconsin