# 119-hr-161: New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act

119-hr-161, New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-161
- Congress: 119
- Title: New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Clarifies when changes at industrial sources count as a "modification" for New Source Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration by tying the test to recent hourly emissions and narrowing construction triggers.** The bill rewrites how regulators judge whether a change raises emissions and when preconstruction permits are required for major sources.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Narrower pollution permit rules for plants: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would narrow when major industrial changes need New Source Review permits. It would use a 10-year lookback to compare maximum hourly emission rates before and after a change. A change would count as a modification only if the post-change maximum hourly rate exceeds any hour in…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-161 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/161)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-161 (as of 2026-09-21).