CLOSE Act, the official text

119 HR 6081 IH: Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-11-18
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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6081 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2025 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Beyer , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Norton , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Morelle , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Casten , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Carson , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Sherman , and Ms. Simon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources, and for other purposes. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act or the CLOSE Act .
2. Repeal of exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources
Section 112(n) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(n) ) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
3. Hydrogen sulfide as a hazardous air pollutant
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) ); and
(2) not later than 365 days after a final rule under paragraph (1) is issued, revise the list under section 112(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(c) ) to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.