HR7452-119

In Committee

Air Quality Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 9, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Air Quality Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Energy.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H326675FB761843D58AC4024632D1A4EB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Quality Act.
  • Section HF8C3AC25A85140D09E54A1F3607DB512: 2. Prohibition of weather modification Whoever, in any circumstance described in subsection (b), knowingly authorizes or conducts weather modification in the...
  • Section H8AA59B59D3A343AFBA128171DD888FEA: 3. Reporting and investigation The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a system for air carriers to report the location and...
  • Section H04F29859C9E84E4DBF0438F415B841B3: 4. Repeal of existing authorities Any provision of a Federal statute authorizing or requiring weather modification, including a licensing requirement or permit...
  • Section H6E2B4A7CA39F49C3B7F0D74D5D00AB8B: 5. Prohibition on research and experimentation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal department or agency, or any recipient of Federal funds,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Air Quality Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, Air Quality Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 9, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 9, 2026

Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Energy
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"weather modification" §H853336482A7143E1ACF2BB856EEF5AAF

any injection, release, emission, or dispersal of a chemical substance, a biological agent, or an air pollutant, or conveyance of an apparatus, into the atmosphere that— produces a change in the composition or behavior of the atmosphere

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