No IRIS Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-623
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2025-02-18
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 623 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 18, 2025 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting actions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No IRIS Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on use of assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System program Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use any assessment generated by the Integrated Risk Information System program of the Environmental Protection Agency as a basis— (1) to develop, finalize, or issue a rule or regulation; (2) to carry out any other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting action; or (3) to inform air toxics assessments or other mapping or screening tools.