Bill > HR7595

This bill, titled the "Superfund Area Facts and Exposure Act," directs the Comptroller General of the United States, who is the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), to conduct a study to determine the number of residential homes and public housing units situated within one mile of a Superfund site. Superfund sites are locations identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as contaminated and requiring cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), often referred to as Superfund. The study will specifically count how many homes and public housing units, as defined by the United States Housing Act of 1937, are located within this one-mile radius of each site on the National Priorities List, which is the EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites requiring long-term remedial action. Within six months of the bill becoming law, the Comptroller General must submit a report to Congress detailing these findings for each identified Superfund site.