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H.R. 585: BREATHE Act

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H.R. 585: BREATHE Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

BREATHE Act

Plain summary

Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise requirements for hazardous air pollutants. Specifically, the bill allows (1) emissions from oil or gas exploration or production wells and emissions from pipeline compressors or pump stations to be aggregated with emissions from other similar sources and regulated as a major source of toxic air pollutants, (2) emissions from those wells to be aggregated for purposes of emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants, and (3) emissions from oil or gas production wells to be regulated as an area source of toxic air pollutants. The Environmental Protection Agency must (1) issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants; and (2) revise the list of air pollution sources within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.

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Official text

BREATHE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · 47 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr585 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116