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Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Superfund law to require consideration of climate change and extreme weather when selecting remedies for contaminated sites. It adds climate change as a factor in determining whether a cleanup remedy will adequately protect human health and the environment. The bill requires the President to assess whether the selected cleanup approach will remain effective after accounting for projected changes in local natural disasters and extreme weather caused by climate change.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- Apr 14, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Apr 14, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 14, 2026
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, 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 “Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.
Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “account:” and inserting “account—”;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
“(H) the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.”; and
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first sentence the following: “The President shall include in the review an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.”. <all>
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