A Republican bill with no cosponsors
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
The State Standing Committee Act creates a new State Standing Committee within the Environmental Protection Agency. This committee will include one member from every State, Federal district, Federal territory, and Federally recognized Tribe. Members must be government employees from environmental, natural resource, or agricultural agencies and be qualified to evaluate scientific or technical information. The committee provides scientific or technical advice to the EPA Administrator and the Science Advisory Board on various environmental laws. Additionally, the bill requires the Administrator to make this advice public on an EPA website.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +6
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
Explicitly grants Federally recognized Tribes a dedicated seat and voice on the advisory committee.
- Scored +5
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
Formalizes a mechanism for states and tribes to provide direct technical advice to the federal EPA.
- Scored +4
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Ensures rural and state-level technical expertise is considered in federal environmental regulation.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
Exempts the new committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, potentially reducing standard oversight.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Representation for Local Interests: The bill ensures that every State, Federal district, Federal territory, and Federally recognized Tribe has a member on the committee to provide advice (SEC. 8A(b)(1)).
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Expert Local Input: Members must be qualified by education, training, or experience to evaluate technical information relevant to the specific area they represent (SEC. 8A(b)(2)(C)).
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Transparency: The EPA Administrator is required to make the advice provided by the committee or its members publicly available on an EPA website within 30 days (SEC. 8A(f)).
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Direct Communication: Individual members can provide advice specifically concerning the State, district, territory, or Tribe they represent, and the committee cannot stop them from doing so (SEC. 8A(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Exemption from Oversight: The bill explicitly states that the Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply to the State Standing Committee (SEC. 8A(g)).
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 Native Americans be better off under this? — Explicitly grants Federally recognized Tribes a dedicated seat and voice on the advisory committee. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Ensures rural and state-level technical expertise is considered in federal environmental regulation. Would farmers be better off under this? — Includes agricultural agencies in the membership qualifications for advising the EPA.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Integrates local and tribal scientific expertise into EPA environmental law advisory processes. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Includes members from natural resource agencies to advise on environmental standards. Does this invest in rural communities? — Provides direct representation for rural states and agricultural agencies in EPA advisory roles.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — Formalizes a mechanism for states and tribes to provide direct technical advice to the federal EPA. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requires the EPA Administrator to publish committee advice on a public website within 30 days. Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — Exempts the new committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, potentially reducing standard oversight.
- 7/14/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced in House