CLOSE Act
H.R. 6081119th Congress

CLOSE Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Nov 18, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act or the CLOSE Act.

Section 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).

Section 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.

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