# 119-hr-3346: Sovereign State Environmental Quality Assurance Act

119-hr-3346, Sovereign State Environmental Quality Assurance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3346
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sovereign State Environmental Quality Assurance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Abolish the Environmental Protection Agency** and shift federal environmental programs to state-run environmental quality departments through a new Treasury‑administered block grant program. The bill would move air, water, waste, chemical and radiation programs and site cleanup into state hands while funding those duties and requiring audits and performance reports to Congress. - States and Governors: States would receive population-based block grants and governors must designate the state environmental quality department(s) that will manage the funds and submit audits. The bill authorizes $4.4 billion per year for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 for the grants. - Families and local communities: Drinking water protection, air quality work, hazardous waste management, and contaminated-site remediation would be run by state agencies instead of the EPA, changing who sets priorities and enforces protections. - Federal oversight and accountability: The Treasury would administer allocations, audit use, report results to Congress, and may withhold funds or require repayment if grants are misused. EPA authorities would be repealed effective 270 days after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- States get new environmental block grants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund a state-run environmental program with $4.4 billion each year for fiscal years 2026–2029. The Treasury would send money to each state and territory based on population from the last census. Governors would name the state department that uses the funds and agree to au…
- Annual GAO reports on implementation: benefit, low. If enacted, the Government Accountability Office would study how the bill is working each year for fiscal years 2026–2029. GAO would send a report to Congress within 180 days after each fiscal year ends. The bill would allow funding as needed for GAO to do this work.
- EPA would shut down in 270 days: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would shut down the Environmental Protection Agency 270 days after enactment. The EPA Administrator would have to wind up the agency’s work before that date and send Congress a progress report within 90 days after enactment. On the termination date, any law that gives the EPA…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3346 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3346)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3346 (as of 2025-12-21).