H.R. 8296

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8296 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8296

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate 
change, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 15, 2026

Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. 
Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate 
change, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Preparing Superfund for Climate 
Change Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.

Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ``account:'' and inserting ``account--'';
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the 
following:
``(H) the potential threat to human health and the 
environment associated with local natural disasters and 
extreme weather hazards, including any projected 
exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards 
due to climate change.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first 
sentence the following: ``The President shall include in the 
review an assessment of whether the selected remedial action 
remains protective after taking into account local natural 
disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected 
exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to 
climate change.''.
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