S. 5409

Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse

2 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 16
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Introduced Sep 16
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sep 16)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Findings

Sec. 3. Restoration of core environmental protections

Sec. 4. Protection of scientific integrity

Sec. 5. Funding and enforcement requirements

Sec. 6. Environmental justice restoration

Sec. 7. Judicial review

(a) Private cause of action. Any person adversely affected by the failure of the Administrator to comply with this Act may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States.

(b) Relief

(1) In general. A district court of the United States may compel the Administrator to comply with this Act.

(2) Attorney's fees. If a civil action brought under subsection (a) results in a court finding that the Administrator did not comply with this Act, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees.

Sec. 8. Preservation of authority