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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10549 

To abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 20, 2024 

Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, 

Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sovereign State Envi5 ronmental Quality Assurance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC7 TION AGENCY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the termination date 

9 under subsection (b), the Environmental Protection Agen10 cy is abolished. 


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1 (b) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date 

2 under this subsection is the date that is 270 days after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (c) WIND-UP ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator of the 

5 Environmental Protection Agency shall take such actions 

6 as may be necessary to wind up any outstanding obliga7 tions, activities, or affairs of the Environmental Protection 

8 Agency prior to the termination date under subsection (b). 

9 (d) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

11 of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to 

12 Congress a report on the Agency’s progress in winding up 

13 the affairs of the Agency by not later than the termination 

14 date under subsection (b). 

15 SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO STATE ENVIRON16 MENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENTS. 

17 (a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas19 ury shall allocate amounts made available pursuant 

20 to paragraph (2) to the State environmental quality 

21 departments of each of the several States, the Dis22 trict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 

23 Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 

24 Samoa, in the proportion to which the total popu25 lation of each State, the District of Columbia, PuerVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:39 Jan 28, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H10549.IH H10549

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1 to Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 

2 Mariana Islands, and American Samoa bears to the 

3 total population of all the States, the District of Co4 lumbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 

5 Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, as 

6 determined by the last preceding decennial census. 

7 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

9 this subsection $4,400,000,000 for each of fiscal 

10 years 2026 through 2029. 

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMINISTRATION.—There 

12 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 

13 Treasury to audit and administer any allocation of 

14 amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 

15 $880,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 

16 SEC. 4. CBO STUDY AND REPORT. 

17 (a) ANNUAL STUDY AND REPORT.—The Congres18 sional Budget Office shall annually, for each of fiscal years 

19 2026 through 2029, conduct a study and submit to Con20 gress a report on the efficacy of this Act. 

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Congressional Budget 

23 Office to carry out this section $880,000,000 for each of 

24 fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 

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