# 119-hr-1126: East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025

119-hr-1126, East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH); status introduced (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1126
- Congress: 119
- Title: East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Long-term health study in East Palestine: benefit, low. 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…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1126 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1126)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1126 (as of 2025-12-20).