# 119-hr-8296: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026

119-hr-8296, Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8296
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Requires climate risks to be built into Superfund cleanup decisions.** This bill would add local natural disasters and projected changes from climate change to the factors considered when choosing remedies under CERCLA and would require the President's remedial review to assess whether selected cleanups remain protective given those risks. - Residents near contaminated sites would have cleanup plans explicitly evaluated for resilience to floods, storms, wildfires, and other extreme events that climate change may worsen. - Federal remedial decisionmakers would have to include climate hazard analysis when selecting remedies and when conducting periodic reviews of whether those remedies still protect health and the environment. - CERCLA Section 121 would gain a new statutory consideration and a required protectiveness assessment focused on current and projected extreme weather and disaster risks.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Climate risk in Superfund cleanups: benefit, medium. If enacted, decisionmakers selecting Superfund cleanups would have to consider local natural disasters and extreme weather. They would also have to consider how climate change might make those hazards worse. The President's remedial review would have to assess whether a chosen cleanup still protect…

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8296 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8296)

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- [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-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8296 (as of 2026-09-21).