Support legislation requiring the EPA to examine the impact of climate change on Superfund sites to protect vulnerable communities.

Cleaver, Kamlager-Dove, and Schiff Introduce Bill to Require EPA to Examine Impact of Climate Change on Superfund Sites to Protect Vulnerable Communities ... introduced legislation to protect communities from toxic waste at Superfund sites that are vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate change.

Cleaver introduced a bill requiring EPA review of climate-change impacts on Superfund sites.

Press Releases | Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8296, the Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026, with Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri as sponsor and an April 15, 2026 action introducing and referring the bill to House committees.

Cleaver directly sponsored the current House bill matching the commitment. No later official action was found in the May 6-June 4, 2026 lookback window beyond the introduction/referral status.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8296 (IH) - Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
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The introduced bill text names Cleaver as the member introducing H.R. 8296 and would amend CERCLA to add climate-related natural-disaster and extreme-weather risk considerations to Superfund remedy selection and reviews.

The bill text confirms the legislation has the substance promised: EPA/CERCLA cleanup planning would have to consider climate-amplified hazards and continued protectiveness of remedies.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8296 Introduced Bill Text - Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
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The official House release says Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Emanuel Cleaver introduced a bill requiring EPA to account for climate-change risks when managing toxic waste sites, with Schiff introducing companion Senate legislation.

This official announcement corroborates Cleaver's public support and introduction of the legislation, including the vulnerable-communities rationale in the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Kamlager-Dove, Schiff, Cleaver Introduce Bill to Require EPA to Examine Impact of Climate Change on Superfund Sites, Aims to Protect Vulnerable Communities
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Congress.gov shows Cleaver sponsored H.R. 1444 in the 118th Congress. The CRS summary says it required climate-change factors in Superfund remedial actions and five-year reviews.

Cleaver also sponsored substantially similar legislation in the prior Congress, showing sustained support, though that earlier bill remained at the introduced/referral stage.

delivered unknown A for effort

H.R.1444 - Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2023
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%