H.R. 10790House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Chemical Safety Board Accountability Act

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The Chemical Safety Board Accountability Act amends the Clean Air Act to require that the five‑member Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board include at least one member who has real‑world knowledge and substantial experience in trades or industrial labor. The change is meant to bring practical, hands‑on perspectives to the board’s work on chemical safety investigations.

Key Provisions

Amends the Clean Air Act’s Section 112(r)(6)(B) to add a new qualification: at least one board member must have demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience in trades or industrial labor.
Specifies that the board consists of five members, including a chairperson, appointed by the President with Senate approval, based on technical qualifications in fields such as accident reconstruction, safety engineering, human factors, toxicology, or air‑pollution regulation.
Sets board members’ terms at five years.
Establishes a 90‑day deadline for the President to nominate a replacement for any vacancy, with reporting requirements to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works if the deadline is missed.
Allows removal of any board member, including the chair, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.
Designates the chairperson as the board’s chief executive officer, responsible for its executive and administrative functions.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

October 9, 2026

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Introduced in House

October 9, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

October 9, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 9, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10790

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 9, 2026

Ms. Perez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to require that at least one member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience in the trades or industrial labor, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Chemical Safety Board Accountability Act.

Chemical safety board

Section 112(r)(6)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(B)) is amended to read as follows:

(B)

Membership

(i)

Appointment

The Board shall consist of 5 members, including a Chairperson, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members of the Board shall be appointed on the basis of technical qualification, professional standing, and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of accident reconstruction, safety engineering, human factors, toxicology, or air pollution regulation. At least 1 member of the Board shall have demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience in the trades or industrial labor.

(ii)

Term

The terms of office of members of the Board shall be 5 years.

(iii)

Vacancy

(I)

In general

Not later than 90 days after any vacancy in the membership of the Board, the President shall—

(aa)

submit to the Senate the nomination of an individual to fill the vacancy; or

(bb)

submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes—

(AA)

a description of the reasons the President did not submit such a nomination; and

(BB)

a plan for submitting such a nomination during the 90-day period following the submission of the report.

(II)

Failure to nominate by deadline

If the President does not submit to the Senate the nomination of an individual to fill a vacancy during the 90-day period described in subclause (I)(bb)(BB), the President shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report described in that subclause not less frequently than every 90 days until the President submits such a nomination.

(iv)

Removal

Any member of the Board, including the Chairperson, may be removed for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

(v)

Chairperson

The Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and shall exercise the executive and administrative functions of the Board.