Bill > HR6782

This bill, the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025, aims to enhance air quality monitoring and public access to information, particularly for communities affected by pollution. It mandates expanded "fenceline monitoring," which involves measuring emissions at the boundary of industrial facilities, and "ambient air monitoring," which measures air quality in surrounding areas. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by the Administrator, will be required to establish rules for measuring and electronically submitting hazardous air pollutant data from both fencelines and stacks of industrial sources. The bill also calls for strengthening the national ambient air quality monitoring network and deploying "air quality systems"—sets of sensors that measure air quality and meteorological data—in affected communities. Key provisions include creating a list of at least 100 high-priority stationary sources for emissions monitoring, requiring real-time monitoring for certain facilities, and ensuring that monitoring data is made publicly available quickly and in an accessible format, including multiple languages. Furthermore, the bill mandates the deployment of additional monitoring stations, prioritizes locations in vulnerable communities, and requires the EPA to develop and implement new methods for air quality measurement, including the use of satellite data. It also addresses reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and aims to restore or create a nationwide geospatial mapping tool to display environmental justice data and integrate information from the new monitoring programs.

Business and Industry

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6782/all-info