H.R. 8782

Summary

H.R. 8782, the PLOW Storms Act, was introduced in the House on May 13, 2026 by Rep. Jack Bergman (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8782 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8782 IH: Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-13
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8782  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 13, 2026   Mr. Bergman  (for himself,  Mr. Wied , and  Mr. Stauber ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to include dedicated-use municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as examples of an emergency vehicle in the definition of covered fleet, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act   or the   PLOW Storms Act  .
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Inclusion of certain snow removal vehicles and machinery as emergency vehicles in the definition of covered fleet
Section 241(5) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7581(5) ) is amended by striking  emergency vehicles,  and inserting  emergency vehicles (including dedicated-use vehicles and machinery owned or operated by a unit of State, local, or tribal government and used primarily for the clearance of snow or ice from, or the application of anti-icing or de-icing material to, public roads, public rights-of-way, or other public property), .

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To amend the Clean Air Act to include dedicated-use municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as examples of an emergency vehicle in the definition of covered fleet, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jack Bergman (R) sponsors H.R. 8782, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jack Bergman

Rep. · R–MI-1 · Sponsor

Introduced May 13, 2026

Pete Stauber

Rep. · R–MN-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2026 · Original

Tony Wied

Rep. · R–WI-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2026 · Original

John Moolenaar

Rep. · R–MI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 18, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8782 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · May 13, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8782 has taken 2 actions since May 13, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8782 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8782 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• PLOW Storms Act — Display Title
• To amend the Clean Air Act to include dedicated-use municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as examples of an emergency vehicle in the definition of covered fleet, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• PLOW Storms Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8782 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Health Issues, Immigration, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8782 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8782’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8782, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 8782.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H3453]

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