HR8440-119

In Committee

ZELDIN Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 22, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, ZELDIN Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE583AB06B2514DA18155BB079F7B7C0F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zealously Eliminating Legal Decisions of Ineptitude and Negligence Act or the ZELDIN Act.
  • Section HE8074A24B4D44CD6A7A760E7C27E5A43: 2. Congressional approval procedure for dismissal of lawsuits or withdrawal of referral of claims relating to release of carcinogens The Administrator of the...
  • Section HD46BFAB06C714C11ABBF9B0964566062: 3. Consultation prior to termination of grants The Administrator shall consult with the Office of General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency to...
  • Section H642120C9850E41E7AA1A92FDB9E14840: 4. Preservation of obligations of grants and cooperative agreements Any amounts awarded in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement issued or entered into...
  • Section H15E0D0997FBB44DFA3569EF6400A2B3A: 5. Judicial relief A person harmed by a violation of this Act may bring an action against the Administrator in an appropriate district court of the United...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, ZELDIN Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, ZELDIN Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 22, 2026

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

Apr 22, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 22, 2026

Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mrs. Fletcher) introduced …

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
Government Operations Healthcare Environment
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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