H.R. 1126 119th Congress House

East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025

Official title: To require a study on public health impacts as a consequence of the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Introduced: February 7, 2025 Introduced by: David P. Joyce Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

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Feb 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide a grant to a consortium of institutions of higher education to conduct a long-term study on any human health effects from the train derailment (and subsequent venting and burning of chemicals) in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.

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Energy and Commerce Committee
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Cosponsors 5

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2025

Kelly, Mike

Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1126: East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1126/

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"H.R. 1126: East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1126/.

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H.R. 1126, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1126/.

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