HR 1126
119th Congress
House
Health
Accidents
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Ohio
Railroads
East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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