S 3836 · 119th Congress

FENCES Act

The FENCES Act modifies the Clean Air Act to give states more flexibility when dealing with air pollution that comes from outside the United States. Here's what it does: When the EPA sets air quality standards that an area fails to meet, that area is normally labeled as "nonattainment," which triggers strict polluti…

Sponsor

Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-Wyoming)

Introduced

2026-02-11

Policy area

Environmental Protection

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.