H.R. 6409 · 119th Congress · pending

FENCES Act

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

Latest official action 2026-04-17 · Referred

The bill, briefly

Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act or the FENCES Act This bill modifies standards under the Clean Air Act to exempt states from penalties for emissions outside of the state’s control. The bill provides that certain nonattainment areas (i.e., those classified as severe or extreme for ozone or as serious for particulate matter) are not subject to sanctions for implementation plan deficiencies or for fees for failing to attain national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) if the state demonstrates it would have avoided deficiencies or attained its standards but for emissions outside of its control (e.g., emissions from an exceptional event like a wildfire). A state must renew its demonstration at least once every five years for exemption from the sanctions or fees to continue to apply. The bill specifies that an area within a state may not be designated as a nonattainment area regarding any new or revised NAAQS for a pollutant if the state demonstrates it would be in attainment but for emissions emanating from outside of the country, regardless of whether the emissions resulted from human activity. For purposes of approving a state implementation plan or meeting certain NAAQS, current law provides that a state may demonstrate to the Environmental Protection Agency that but for emissions emanating from outside of the country, it would have…

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-04-09

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

August Pfluger

House · TX District 11 · Republican

$1,033,819PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Dan Crenshaw

House · TX District 2 · Republican

$582,005PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Jeff Crank

House · CO District 5 · Republican

$796,534PAC receipts · 2025–2026

2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,982

August Pfluger · Sponsor · $9,994

Dan Crenshaw · Cosponsor · $9,994

Jeff Crank · Cosponsor · $9,994