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To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate an exemption that currently allows oil and gas operators to aggregate emissions from multiple sources when determining if they are subject to emissions standards. The bill would also require the Environmental Protection Agency to add hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants within 180 days of enactment. The EPA would then be required to establish categories and subcategories of major and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells, within one year of adding the pollutant to the hazardous air pollutants list.
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Sponsor (1)
23 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2025
Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Morelle, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Casten, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Carson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Simon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources, 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 “Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act” or the “CLOSE Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXEMPTION FOR AGGREGATION OF EMISSIONS FROM OIL AND GAS SOURCES.
Section 112(n) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(n)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 3. HYDROGEN SULFIDE AS A HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)); and
(2) not later than 365 days after a final rule under paragraph (1) is issued, revise the list under section 112(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(c)) to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells. <all>
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