H.R. 4214 · On the floor · Environmental Protection

Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act

What it does

Require the EPA to publish final regulations and guidance concurrently when establishing or revising national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
Delay application of new or revised NAAQS to preconstruction permits until the EPA publishes implementing guidance.
Exempt preconstruction permit applications from the 2024 fine particulate matter standard if the application is complete before the area is officially designated as nonattainment, attainment, or unclassifiable.
Exempt preconstruction permit applications from the 2024 fine particulate matter standard if draft permit notice is published within 60 days of final area designation.

Official summary

Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish timely guidance related to regulations on national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and exempts certain preconstruction permits from the 2024 fine particulate matter standard under the Clean Air Act. First, the bill requires the EPA to concurrently publish final regulations and guidance on the implementation of the regulations when it publishes any final rule establishing or revising NAAQS. If the EPA fails to publish the final regulations and guidance for the new or revised NAAQS, the updated standard must not apply to the review and disposition of a preconstruction permit application until the EPA publishes the final regulations and guidance. (A preconstruction permit is a permit required under the Clean Air Act for the construction or modification of a stationary source and includes permits issued by the EPA or a state, local, or tribal permitting authority.) Further, the bill exempts the review and disposition of preconstruction permit applications from the 2024 fine particulate matter standard if (1) an application is complete on or before the…

Latest action

Apr 28, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.

Committee: House Energy and Commerce