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Introduced
06/11/2025
06/11/2025
In Committee
06/18/2025
06/18/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
06/18/2025
06/18/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/18/2025
06/18/2025
Introduced Session
136th General Assembly
Bill Summary
To urge Congress to establish a special committee to investigate the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and the federal Environmental Protection Agency's response to it.
AI Summary
This resolution urges the United States Congress to establish a special investigative committee regarding the February 3, 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which involved a freight train carrying hazardous materials such as vinyl chloride and other toxic chemicals. The incident resulted in a controlled burn of tank cars, releasing potentially dangerous chemical plumes, and prompted evacuations of local residents. The resolution specifically calls for Congress to create a special committee to investigate both the derailment itself and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) response to the event, and recommends that members of Ohio's Congressional delegation be appointed to this committee. The resolution references President Biden's September 2023 Executive Order 14108, which aimed to ensure community protection, and notes that internal FEMA documents suggested potential concerns about long-term health risks like "cancer clusters" from the chemical spill and subsequent controlled burn. The resolution also instructs the House Clerk to distribute authenticated copies of the resolution to key federal officials, members of Congress, and Ohio news media, highlighting the state's commitment to understanding and addressing the environmental and public health implications of this incident.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (51)
Monica Robb Blasdel (R)*,
Cindy Abrams (R),
Tim Barhorst (R),
Sean Brennan (D),
Jamie Callender (R),
Thad Claggett (R),
Christine Cockley (D),
Rodney Creech (R),
Jack Daniels (R),
Steve Demetriou (R),
Michael Dovilla (R),
Tex Fischer (R),
Sarah Fowler Arthur (R),
Haraz Ghanbari (R),
Jennifer Gross (R),
Thomas Hall (R),
Mark Hiner (R),
Adam Holmes (R),
Jim Hoops (R),
Marilyn John (R),
Mark Johnson (R),
Angie King (R),
Matthew Kishman (R),
Roy Klopfenstein (R),
Jeff LaRe (R),
Beth Lear (R),
Brian Lorenz (R),
Gayle Manning (R),
Adam Mathews (R),
Ty Mathews (R),
Joe Miller (D),
Kevin Miller (R),
Melanie Miller (R),
Johnathan Newman (R),
Scott Oelslager (R),
Bob Peterson (R),
Justin Pizzulli (R),
Phil Plummer (R),
Tracy Richardson (R),
Kevin Ritter (R),
Bill Roemer (R),
Elgin Rogers (D),
Jodi Salvo (R),
Nick Santucci (R),
Jean Schmidt (R),
Jason Stephens (R),
David Thomas (R),
Josh Williams (R),
Bernie Willis (R),
Heidi Workman (R),
Tom Young (R),
Last Action
Adopted (on 06/18/2025)
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