Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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, titled the "Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026," aims to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The primary goal is to incorporate climate change considerations into existing environmental laws. It specifically updates how the law accounts for threats to human health and the environment. The changes involve including risks from local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards. Additionally, it requires the President to assess if remedial actions stay protective when considering projected changes due to climate change.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +6
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill requires Superfund remedial actions to account for extreme weather and climate change risks to human health and the environment.
- Scored +3
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill enhances the resilience of environmental cleanup actions against future natural disasters and extreme weather events.
- Scored +2
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill provides better long-term protection of environmental health by accounting for climate-driven risks in cleanup projects.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced protection against environmental threats: The bill adds a requirement to consider the potential threat to human health and the environment from local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)).
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Improved assessment of cleanup effectiveness: The President would be required to assess whether a selected remedial action remains protective after accounting for local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including projected changes caused by climate change (Section 2, subsection (c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated 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.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill requires Superfund remedial actions to account for extreme weather and climate change risks to human health and the environment. Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill enhances the resilience of environmental cleanup actions against future natural disasters and extreme weather events.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides better long-term protection of environmental health by accounting for climate-driven risks in cleanup projects. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill improves environmental resilience against extreme weather hazards in areas subject to Superfund cleanups.
- 4/14/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.