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H.R. 1415

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1415, the No IRIS Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 18, 2025 by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R) with 25 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Feb 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


Record

Text

H.R. 1415 has 25 co-sponsors.

hb1415/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1415 IH: No Industrial Restrictions in Secret Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-02-18
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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. 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 .
2.
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R) sponsors H.R. 1415, and 25 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced; 1 has since withdrawn.

Committees

H.R. 1415 went before 4 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture and Energy and Commerce.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 18, 2025 · 85 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 156 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 226 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1415 has taken 3 actions since Feb 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2025
House
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.Energy and Commerce Committee
Feb 18, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 1415 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1415.

Titles

H.R. 1415 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • No IRIS Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • No IRIS Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • No Industrial Restrictions in Secret Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

22 clients hired 21 firms and 69 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1415 in 85 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Environment/Superfund, Budget/Appropriations, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 22.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWDistrict of Columbia18
EVONIK CORPORATIONSpecialty chemicals companyNew Jersey26$320K
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATIONVirginia16
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILDistrict of Columbia16
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia16
CELANESE CORPORATIONTexas16
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSNWisconsin16
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia16
COVESTRO LLCPennsylvania15
AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATIONTrade association representing the paint and coatings industryDistrict of Columbia14$80K
SYENSQO USA LLCTexas14
USA RICE FEDERATIONVirginia14
PPG INDUSTRIESManufacturer of Coatings, Glass, and Chemical ProductsPennsylvania13$240K
HEXION, INC.Manufacturer of thermoset technologies and specialty products.Ohio13$160K
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LPManufacturer of chemicals and polymersTexas13
PPG INDUSTRIES, INCPennsylvania13
BAKELITE US HOLDCO, INC.Holding entity of producers of thermoset specialty resins & other chemicals.Georgia11$50K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey11$24K
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONmanufacturingOhio11
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 69.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 fourth_quarter$6.8M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 second_quarter$4.4M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 first_quarter$4.2M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2026 first_quarter$3.8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 third_quarter$3.5M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2026 second_quarter$2.6M2nd Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 first_quarter$1.8M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Amendme…
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 second_quarter$1.6M2nd Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 third_quarter$1.3M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 third_quarter$1.3M3rd Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 fourth_quarter$910K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$820K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$649K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$640K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1415 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1415’s is Environmental Protection.

hr1415/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1415, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GROTHMAN:H.R. 1415.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H723]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com