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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6409

Official text excerpt

119 HR 6409 IH: Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-12-03 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2025 Mr. Pfluger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act or the FENCES Act . 2. Emissions beyond control (a) Clarification of emissions covered Section 179B of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7509a ) is amended— (1) by inserting (regardless of whether such emissions result from human activity) after but for emissions emanating from outside of the United States each place it appears; and (2) in subsection (d), by inserting (regardless of whether such emissions result from human activity) after but for emissions emanating from outside the United States . (b) Designations Section 179B of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7509a ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Designations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an area within a State may not be designated as a nonattainment area with respect to any new or revised primary or secondary national ambient air quality standard for a pollutant if such State establishes to the satisfaction of the Administrator that such area would be in attainment with such national ambient air quality standard for such pollutant but for emissions emanating from outside of the United States (regardless of whether such emissions result from human activity). . (c) Applicability of sanctions and fees if emissions beyond control The Clean A…

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