Bill · H.R. 9663· House(119-HR-9663)
State Standing Committee Act
- Introduced
- 7/14/2026
- Last activity
- 7/14/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Sponsored by
- James Baird
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The State Standing Committee Act creates a new State Standing Committee within the Environmental Protection Agency. This committee will include one member from every State, Federal district, Federal territory, and Federally recognized Tribe. Members must be government employees from environmental, natural resource, or agricultural agencies and be qualified to evaluate scientific or technical information. The committee provides scientific or technical advice to the EPA Administrator and the Science Advisory Board on various environmental laws. Additionally, the bill requires the Administrator to make this advice public on an EPA website.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+6
Explicitly grants Federally recognized Tribes a dedicated seat and voice on the advisory committee.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?+5
Formalizes a mechanism for states and tribes to provide direct technical advice to the federal EPA.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+4
Ensures rural and state-level technical expertise is considered in federal environmental regulation.
The opposite
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-3
Exempts the new committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, potentially reducing standard oversight.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Representation for Local Interests: The bill ensures that every State, Federal district, Federal territory, and Federally recognized Tribe has a member on the committee to provide advice (SEC. 8A(b)(1)).
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Expert Local Input: Members must be qualified by education, training, or experience to evaluate technical information relevant to the specific area they represent (SEC. 8A(b)(2)(C)).
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Transparency: The EPA Administrator is required to make the advice provided by the committee or its members publicly available on an EPA website within 30 days (SEC. 8A(f)).
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Direct Communication: Individual members can provide advice specifically concerning the State, district, territory, or Tribe they represent, and the committee cannot stop them from doing so (SEC. 8A(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Exemption from Oversight: The bill explicitly states that the Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply to the State Standing Committee (SEC. 8A(g)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+6Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Farmers+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+3Improves Public Land Management+2Improves Rural Development+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+5Improves Government Transparency+4Improves Due Process-3
- 7/14/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced in House