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HR 6782

Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced by Nanette Barragán and 23 co-sponsors

Expands fenceline and ambient air monitoring, requires hazardous air pollutant data, and upgrades EPA rules and national monitoring to deliver real-time, community air data.

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Bill Summary · HR 6782

Summary of HR 6782 (Intro. Dec 17, 2025)

Overview

HR 6782 is a House bill aimed at strengthening air quality monitoring, data transparency, and community protection from air pollution. It seeks to expand fenceline and ambient air monitoring, require hazardous air pollutant (HAP) data collection at facility fencelines and stacks, enhance EPA rulemaking to mandate HAP data measurement and electronic submission, broaden the national ambient air quality monitoring network (NAAQMN), and deploy air quality systems in affected communities.

Key Provisions

  • Fenceline and ambient monitoring expansion

    • Expand monitoring activities at the perimeters (fencelines) of industrial facilities and across broader ambient air monitoring networks.
    • Improve data collection to better capture pollution exposure near emission sources and in affected communities.

  • Hazardous air pollutant monitoring at fencelines

    • Require HAP monitoring at fencelines of facilities whose emissions are linked to local health threats.
    • Emphasize collecting data on pollutants with known health risks to nearby residents.

  • EPA rulemaking on HAP data and reporting

    • Direct the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate rules mandating:
    • Measurement of hazardous air pollutants at fencelines and stacks for specified industrial source categories.
    • Electronic submission of collected HAP data to ensure timely access and centralized availability.

  • Expansion and strengthening of the NAAQMN

    • Enhance the national ambient air quality monitoring network to improve coverage, data quality, and representativeness.
    • Potentially add more monitoring sites, upgrade equipment, and standardize data reporting.

  • Deployment of air quality systems in affected communities

    • Allocate resources or authorize actions to deploy additional air quality monitoring systems in communities disproportionately affected by air pollution.
    • Improve access to real-time data and community-specific exposure information.

Who and What Is Affected

  • Communities near industrial facilities with emissions linked to health threats, who would gain greater access to fenceline and ambient air data.
  • Industrial facilities subject to new fenceline HAP monitoring and reporting requirements.
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which would develop and implement new rules governing HAP data measurement and electronic submission.
  • Public health and environmental monitoring programs via expanded NAAQMN and increased data availability.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: December 17, 2025.
  • Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the introduction date.
  • The bill’s fate would depend on committee action, potential amendments, and subsequent floor consideration in the House; no further actions are listed.

Potential Impact

  • Increased transparency of air quality data for communities most affected by pollution.
  • Improved ability to identify and address health threats linked to hazardous pollutants.
  • Strengthened regulatory framework for real-time and historical HAP data collection and reporting.
  • Expanded and more capable air quality monitoring infrastructure nationwide.
  • Enhanced public access to air quality information through standardized electronic data submissions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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