H.R. 1415House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

No IRIS Act of 2025

Introduced February 18, 2025

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The No IRIS Act of 2025 would bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using any assessments produced by its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program in regulatory activities. The bill prevents the EPA from relying on IRIS data when creating, finalizing, or issuing rules, carrying out enforcement or permitting actions, or informing air‑toxics assessments and related screening tools. This restriction would affect all EPA rulemaking and related regulatory actions that currently draw on IRIS risk assessments.

Key Provisions

  • Prohibits the EPA Administrator from using IRIS assessments to develop, finalize, or issue any rule or regulation.
  • Bars the use of IRIS assessments for any enforcement, permitting, or other regulatory actions.
  • Prevents EPA from using IRIS data to inform air toxics assessments, mapping, or screening tools.

Legislative Activity

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

February 18, 2025

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

February 18, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

February 18, 2025

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

February 18, 2025

Floor Debate

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What members said about H.R. 1415 on the floor

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Monica De La Cruz
Rep. Monica De La CruzR-TX-15 · May 6, 2025

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 116: Ms. Boebert. H.R. 151: Ms. Van Duyne. H.R. 255: Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Self, and Ms. Crockett.…

Glenn Grothman
Rep. Glenn GrothmanR-WI-6 · May 15, 2025

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove the gentleman from New York (Mr. Goldman) as a cosponsor of H.R. 1415.

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 18, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1415

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 18, 2025

Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Guest, and Ms. Letlow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System for rulemakings and other regulatory actions, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Industrial Restrictions in Secret Act of 2025 or the No IRIS Act of 2025.

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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—

(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.