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East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced
Summary
Long-term health study. This bill would fund a university-led, long-term study of human health effects from the Feb. 3, 2023 East Palestine train derailment and the subsequent venting and burning of chemicals.
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- Residents and families near East Palestine: creates a focused, community-minded study to track health outcomes over time and prioritize institutions that already have local relationships.
- Colleges and researchers: limits eligibility to a consortium of public or private institutions with the capacity and expertise to run a longitudinal study, funded via a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
- Department of Health and Human Services and Congress: requires a progress report to relevant committees within 2 years of an award and a results report within 1 year after publication.
*Authorizes unspecified appropriations for fiscal year 2026, with funds available through September 30, 2030, to carry out the study.*
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Long-term health study in East Palestine
If enacted, this would fund a long-term study of health effects from the February 3, 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the later venting and burning of chemicals. The Department of Health and Human Services would award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to a consortium of universities with the needed expertise. The Department would give extra weight to groups that already work with the affected communities. Congress would authorize "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal year 2026, and the money would stay available until September 30, 2030. The Department would have to send a progress report to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce within 2 years after the award. It would also have to send a results and follow-up report within 1 year after the study results are published.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
OH • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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