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Fair Air Enforcement Act of 2025
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal a provision concerning citizen suits, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill repeals Section 304 of the Clean Air Act, which is the citizen suit provision that allows private individuals and environmental organizations to sue for violations of the Clean Air Act or to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce it. The bill also makes conforming amendments throughout the Clean Air Act to remove references to citizen suit provisions and authorities that relied on Section 304. These changes would eliminate the ability of private parties to bring legal action for Clean Air Act violations, leaving enforcement primarily to the EPA and state governments.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
Actions (2)
- Oct 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Oct 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 23, 2025
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal a provision concerning citizen suits, 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 “Fair Air Enforcement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL.
(a) In General.—Section 304 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7604) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) is amended—
(A) in subsection (e)(3), in the second sentence, by striking “, except that” and all that follows through “of this Act”; and
(B) in subsection (r)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking the third sentence;
(ii) in paragraph (6)(O), in the third sentence, by striking “304”; and
(iii) in paragraph (7)(E), in the second sentence, by striking “304,”.
(2) Section 113(e) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7413(e)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking “or section 304(a)”; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking “or section 304(a),”.
(3) Section 119(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7419(a)(3)) is amended by striking “section 110, 304,” and inserting “sections 110”.
(4) Section 129(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7429(f)(4)) is amended by striking “304,”.
(5) Section 169A of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7491) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (f); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
(6) Section 176(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)) is amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (C);
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and
(F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) respectively; and
(C) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by striking “subparagraph (D)(i)” and inserting “subparagraph (C)(i)”.
(7) Section 202(i)(3)(D) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(i)(3)(D)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
(8) The second section 317 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7617) (relating to economic impact assessments) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (f); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
(g).
(9) Title III of the Clean Air Act is amended by redesignating the second section 317 (42 U.S.C. 7617) (relating to economic impact assessments) as section 318.
(10) Section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(1)) is amended, in the sixth sentence, by striking “120, and 304” and inserting “and 120”.
(11) Section 411(e) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7651j(e)) is amended by striking “120, or 304” and inserting “or 120”.
(12) Subsection (k)(1)(C) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 7675) is amended—
(A) by striking “304,”; and
(B) by striking “7604,”. <all>
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