S. 2430: A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-07-20 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-07-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
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A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.

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A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118s2430.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/s>

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Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · 18 cosponsors

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Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Ted Budd (R-NC), John Thune (R-SD), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] reported raising $976,129 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118s2430.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/s>

Record fed-us-cong118-s2430 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118