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S. 623

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 623, the No IRIS Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 18, 2025 by Sen. John Kennedy (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Feb 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 623 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb623/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S623 IS: No IRIS Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 623  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 18, 2025   Mr. Kennedy  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting actions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as 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 as a basis—
(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 Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting actions, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. John Kennedy (R) sponsors S. 623, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 623 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 623 has taken 2 actions since Feb 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Feb 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 623 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 623.

Titles

S. 623 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No IRIS Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • No IRIS Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting actions, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

20 clients hired 19 firms and 176 registered lobbyists who named S. 623 in 86 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, Transportation, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW—District of Columbia18—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
EVONIK CORPORATIONSpecialty chemicals companyNew Jersey26$320K
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION—Virginia16—
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL—District of Columbia16—
CELANESE CORPORATION—Texas16—
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN—Wisconsin16—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
BASF CORPORATION—New Jersey15—
COVESTRO LLC—Pennsylvania15—
AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATIONTrade association representing the paint and coatings industryDistrict of Columbia14$80K
SYENSQO USA LLC—Texas14—
USA RICE FEDERATION—Virginia14—
PPG INDUSTRIESManufacturer of Coatings, Glass, and Chemical ProductsPennsylvania13$240K
HEXION, INC.Manufacturer of thermoset technologies and specialty products.Ohio13$160K
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC—Pennsylvania13—
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
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—
OCEANA INC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAPITOLINE CONSULTING, LLC311$520K
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW18—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL16—
CELANESE CORPORATION16—
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN16—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION16—
BASF CORPORATION15—
COVESTRO LLC15—
SYENSQO USA LLC14—
USA RICE FEDERATION14—
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC13—
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS13$160K
EVONIK CORPORATION12$120K
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP11$50K
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—
MASON CONSULTING, LLC11$24K
OCEANA, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 176.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH ROBERTS1311
JUDITH ZINK1311
CHRIS PRENDERGAST118
COLLEEN LITKENHAUS118
HICKS WINTERS118
KARI MAVIAN118
LISA SCHROETER118
MADELEINE COLAIEZZI118
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 623 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 623’s is Environmental Protection.

s623/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com