{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1126","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1126,"title":"East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"J000295","fullName":"Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]","party":"R","state":"OH","district":14}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Accidents","Air quality","Congressional oversight","Environmental health","Government studies and investigations","Ohio","Railroads"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services  to provide a grant to a consortium of institutions of higher education to conduct&nbsp;a long-term study  on any human health effects from the train derailment (and subsequent venting and burning of chemicals) in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-06-09T18:19:30Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":539,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:21:14.612Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=East%20Palestine%20Health%20Impact%20Monitoring%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}