Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to incorporate climate change considerations into the cleanup and management of hazardous waste sites. It mandates that when the President selects remedial actions for these sites, the decision must now include an assessment of the potential threat to human health and the environment from local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards , specifically accounting for their projected exacerbation or change due to climate change . This ensures that environmental cleanups are designed with future climate impacts in mind, enhancing their long-term effectiveness and resilience. Furthermore, the legislation requires that during the mandatory five-year reviews of completed remedial actions, an assessment must be conducted to determine if the selected action remains protective, taking into account these same climate change-related natural disasters and extreme weather hazards. This provision aims to safeguard communities and the environment against evolving threats posed by a changing climate.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
USA119th CongressHR-8296| House
| Updated: 4/15/2026
This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to incorporate climate change considerations into the cleanup and management of hazardous waste sites. It mandates that when the President selects remedial actions for these sites, the decision must now include an assessment of the potential threat to human health and the environment from local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards , specifically accounting for their projected exacerbation or change due to climate change . This ensures that environmental cleanups are designed with future climate impacts in mind, enhancing their long-term effectiveness and resilience. Furthermore, the legislation requires that during the mandatory five-year reviews of completed remedial actions, an assessment must be conducted to determine if the selected action remains protective, taking into account these same climate change-related natural disasters and extreme weather hazards. This provision aims to safeguard communities and the environment against evolving threats posed by a changing climate.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.