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H.R. 1415119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 18, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 1415 would permanently ban the EPA from using its IRIS chemical health risk database in any regulation, permit, or enforcement action.
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This bill would permanently stop the EPA from using its Integrated Risk Information System, known as IRIS, in any regulatory or enforcement work. That includes writing new rules, issuing permits, enforcing existing rules, and creating air quality maps and screening tools.
This bill directly affects the EPA and its ability to use one of its own scientific databases. It could also affect industries the EPA oversees, as well as communities whose health protections are based on rules that relied on IRIS data.
Without access to IRIS, the EPA could not use that database's chemical health risk information to justify or shape its decisions. Regulations and protections that were informed by IRIS data could be harder to maintain or update going forward.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.