# 119-hr-7452: Air Quality Act

119-hr-7452, Air Quality Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7452
- Congress: 119
- Title: Air Quality Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

This bill would create a **nationwide ban on weather modification** in the United States and its territories. It would also repeal federal authorities that allow weather modification and bar federally funded agencies and recipients from researching or testing weather-modification techniques. - Federal agencies, departments, and any recipient of federal funds would be barred from authorizing or conducting weather-modification research, testing, or experimentation. - Anyone who knowingly authorizes or conducts weather modification would face criminal penalties up to $100,000 and up to 5 years in prison, and corporate officers or employees can be held liable. - The Federal Aviation Administration would set up air carrier reporting for aircraft equipped to support weather modification, and the Environmental Protection Agency would run a public reporting and investigation system that could lead to civil fines up to $10,000 per violation and referrals for enforcement.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public reporting and aircraft tracking: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require EPA, FAA, and NOAA to set up public systems to report suspected weather modification. You could report by phone, email, mail, or online, and agencies would publish reports on their websites. The FAA would require air carriers to report locations and movements of a…
- Ban on federally funded weather research: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would bar any federal agency or recipient of federal funds from authorizing or conducting research, testing, or experiments that constitute weather modification in the United States and its territories. The prohibition would apply notwithstanding other laws and would affect uni…
- Ban on weather modification and repeal: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would make it illegal to knowingly authorize or conduct weather modification in U.S. jurisdictions. It would define weather modification to include geoengineering, cloud seeding, solar radiation management, stratospheric aerosol injection, and marine cloud brightening. The bill…
- Fines and prison for weather modification: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would make it a crime to knowingly authorize or carry out weather modification. Criminal penalties would allow fines up to $100,000 per violation and up to 5 years in prison. The EPA, with the FAA, could also seek civil fines up to $10,000 per violation. Officers, directors, an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3770: FIREARM Act
- 119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7452 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7452)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3770: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3770)
- [119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2189)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7452 (as of 2026-09-21).