# 119-hr-6614: Chemical Disaster Prevention Act

119-hr-6614, Chemical Disaster Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6614
- Congress: 119
- Title: Chemical Disaster Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would prohibit the EPA Administrator from revising or replacing the final Risk Management Program rule until January 20, 2029.** It targets the March 11, 2024 "Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention" rule on accidental release prevention. - Communities near covered chemical sites would see no regulatory changes to the March 11, 2024 rule until January 20, 2029. - Chemical facility operators would continue to follow the final Risk Management Program rule as written, with no opportunity for EPA to reconsider, revise, or replace it during the moratorium. - The bill would bar EPA action on that specific final rule notwithstanding other law and would provide no new funding or new program authorizations and no changes to other EPA rules or authorities beyond the moratorium.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pauses EPA changes to chemical safety: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would stop the EPA from changing a specific chemical safety rule. The pause would start on the date of enactment and end on January 20, 2029. It would apply notwithstanding any other law. The bill does not provide new funding or change other EPA authorities. Facility owners an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6614 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6614)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2945)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6614 (as of 2026-04-21).