I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7452 
To prohibit weather modification within the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2026 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
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 prohibit weather modification within the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Air Quality Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF WEATHER MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, in any circumstance de-
scribed in subsection (b), knowingly authorizes or con-
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ducts weather modification in the United States shall be 
subject to the penalties described in subsection (c). 
(b) CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED.—For the purposes 
of subsection (a), the circumstances described in this sub-
section are that— 
(1) the defendant traveled in interstate or for-
eign commerce, or traveled using a means, channel, 
facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign 
commerce, in furtherance of or in connection with 
the conduct described in subsection (a); 
(2) the defendant used a means, channel, facil-
ity, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign com-
merce in furtherance of or in connection with the 
conduct described in subsection (a); 
(3) the defendant transmitted in interstate or 
foreign commerce any communication relating to or 
in furtherance of the conduct described in subsection 
(a) using any means, channel, facility, or instrumen-
tality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means 
or in any manner, including by computer, mail, wire, 
or electromagnetic transmission; 
(4) the conduct described in subsection (a) oc-
curred within the special maritime and territorial ju-
risdiction of the United States, the special aircraft 
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jurisdiction of the United States, or any territory or 
possession of the United States; or 
(5) the conduct described in subsection (a) oth-
erwise occurred in or affected interstate or foreign 
commerce. 
(c) PENALTIES.— 
(1) CRIMINAL
PENALTY.—Whoever violates 
subsection (a) shall be fined not more than 
$100,000 for each violation, imprisoned not more 
than 5 years, or both. 
(2) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency may, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, impose a civil penalty of not more 
than $10,000 for each violation of subsection (a), in 
addition to any other penalties provided by law. 
(3) REPEAT VIOLATIONS.—Each instance of in-
jection, release, emission, or dispersal under sub-
section (a) shall constitute a separate violation of 
such section. 
(4) LIABILITY OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS.—In 
the case of a violation of subsection (a) by a public 
or private entity, the entity and any officer, director, 
or employee of the entity who knowingly authorizes 
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a violation of, or violates, subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the penalties under this section. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION. 
(a) AIRCRAFT REPORTING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—The Admin-
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
establish a system for air carriers to report the loca-
tion and movement of any aircraft equipped with 
any component, device, or the like which may be 
used to support weather modification. 
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORTS.—Such system 
may collect reports via telephone, email, mail, or an 
online portal. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
make publicly available on the website of the Federal 
Aviation Administration any reports collected by 
such system under this subsection. 
(b) PUBLIC REPORTING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—The Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and the Administrator of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
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tion, shall establish a system for the public to report 
suspected violations of section 2. 
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORTS.—Such system 
may collect reports via telephone, email, mail, or an 
online portal. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
make publicly available on the website of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency any reports collected 
by such system under this subsection. 
(c) INVESTIGATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall investigate 
suspected violations of section 2 reported pursuant 
to subsection (b) that the Administrator determines 
warrant further review. 
(2) DETERMINATION.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—For any suspected 
violation investigated under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall determine whether a viola-
tion of section 2 has occurred. 
(B) 
COORDINATION.—In 
determining 
whether a violation of section 2 occurred, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency may coordinate with the Secretary of 
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Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration, the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, or the head of any other Fed-
eral agency that the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency determines to be 
relevant, to verify the nature of any activities 
described in a report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (b). 
(d) REFERRAL TO DOJ.—The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall refer a suspected 
violation that the Administrator determines to have oc-
curred under subsection (c)(2) to the Attorney General of 
the United States for further action. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) FEDERAL STATUTES.—Any provision of a Fed-
eral statute authorizing or requiring weather modification, 
including a licensing requirement or permit for any such 
weather modification, is hereby repealed. 
(b) FEDERAL REGULATIONS
OR EXECUTIVE OR-
DERS.—Any provision of a Federal regulation or Execu-
tive order authorizing or requiring weather modification, 
including a licensing requirement or permit for any such 
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