S4404-119

In Committee

No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 27, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Defense.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026.
  • Section idf86bb1e93ad740f89df0d6038da8b969: 2. Congressional approval of use of exemptions under the Clean Air Act Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end...
  • Section id61070F0F5D984898AF837CA528A399D5: 330. Congressional approval of use of exemptions In this section: The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. The term...
  • Section idd3bd1b9223dd4b7fb4de30e066912a64: 3. Repeal of exemption from schedule for compliance for hazardous air pollutants Section 112(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(i)) is amended— in...

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, No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Defense

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
Apr 27, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 27, 2026

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following …

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 Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Comptroller General" §id61070F0F5D984898AF837CA528A399D5

the Comptroller General of the United States. The term covered exemption means an exemption, including the adoption of regulations or issuance of orders, as applicable, under— section 118(b)

"Comptroller General" §idf86bb1e93ad740f89df0d6038da8b969

the Comptroller General of the United States. The term covered exemption means an exemption, including the adoption of regulations or issuance of orders, as applicable, under— section 118(b)

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