H.R. 8296

Summary

H.R. 8296, the Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 15, 2026 by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Apr 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 8296 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8296 IH: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8296  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 15, 2026   Mr. Cleaver  (for himself,  Ms. Kamlager-Dove ,  Ms. Tlaib , and  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026  .
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. .

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To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) sponsors H.R. 8296, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Emanuel Cleaver

Rep. · D–MO-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 15, 2026

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Rep. · D–CA-37 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Rep. · D–IL-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

Rashida Tlaib

Rep. · D–MI-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8296 went before 2 committees: Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 15, 2026 · 156 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 15, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8296 has taken 2 actions since Apr 15, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8296 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 8296, as Identical bill.

S 4289Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026Apr 14, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 8296 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026 — Display Title
• To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8296 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8296 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8296’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8296, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLEAVER:H.R. 8296.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, Commerce Clause[Page H2925]

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