Environmental Protection Bills in Congress

49 Environmental Protection bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 45 reached a recorded roll call vote and 12 became law.

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45 bills in Environmental Protection

HouseEnvironmental Protection

This bill removes the requirement under the Clean Air Act that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and comment on newly authorized federal construction projects and other major federal agency actions that already require review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and proposed federal regulations.

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 12/3/25 · Latest action 4/17/26
HouseEnvironmental Protection

This bill modifies standards under the Clean Air Act to exempt states from penalties for emissions outside of the state’s control.

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 12/3/25 · Latest action 4/17/26

This bill reauthorizes several water quality protection and restoration programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and makes related requirements.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 12/4/25 · Latest action 3/25/26
HouseEnvironmental Protection

This bill allows mining operators to use federal lands for activities ancillary to mining, such as waste disposal, regardless of whether those lands contain mineral deposits valuable enough to be mined (mineral validity).

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 2/14/25 · Latest action 3/17/26

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period (90 Fed.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 10/1/25 · Latest action 1/7/26

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 1/31/25 · Latest action 12/18/25
HouseEnvironmental Protection

This bill limits the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and modifies the environmental review of major federal actions under NEPA to generally limit the number of federal actions that trigger NEPA review and to expedite the review process.

119th Congress

5 roll callsIntroduced 7/25/25 · Latest action 12/18/25
HouseEnvironmental Protection

This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 6/11/25 · Latest action 12/15/25

This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by Environmental Protection Agency titled Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule and published on July 31, 2025.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/4/25 · Latest action 11/19/25