Superfund Area Facts and Exposure Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7595 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7595 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study that identifies how many residential dwelling units, and how many dwelling units in public housing, are located within 1 mile of a superfund site. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2026 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study that identifies how many residential dwelling units, and how many dwelling units in public housing, are located within 1 mile of a superfund site. 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 ``Superfund Area Facts and Exposure Act''. SEC. 2. GAO STUDY TO DETERMINE PROXIMITY OF HOUSING TO SUPERFUND SITES. (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study to identify how many residential dwelling units, and how many dwelling units in public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(B))), are located within one mile of a site that is included on the National Priorities List pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605). (b) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress identifying, for each site referred to in subsection (a), how many residential dwelling units, and how many dwelling units in public housing,