Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2995 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2995 To advance environmental justice by addressing cumulative impacts and underenforcement, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 24, 2025 Ms. DeGette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To advance environmental justice by addressing cumulative impacts and underenforcement, 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 ``Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS. (a) Proposed Protocol.-- (1) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish a proposal for a protocol for assessing and addressing the cumulative public health risks associated with multiple environmental stressors. (2) Environmental stressors.--The environmental stressors addressed under the proposed protocol published under paragraph (1) shall include-- (A) impacts associated with global climate change, including extreme heat, extremes in temperature change, drought, wildfires, sea level rise, flooding, storms, water shortage, food shortage, ecosystem disruption, and the spread of infectious disease; (B) exposure to pollutants, emissions, discharges, waste, chemicals, o