We have received text from H.R. 8529: Fair Air Standards Act. This bill was received on 2026-04-27, and currently has 4 cosponsors.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
The bill titled the "Fair Air Standards Act" aims to modify the Clean Air Act to facilitate the process for redesignating areas that are currently classified as ozone nonattainment zones to attainment areas, provided certain conditions are met. Here are the main points of the bill:
Redesignation Process
The bill specifies that an area currently designated as an ozone nonattainment area can be redesignated as an attainment area if the following conditions are fulfilled:
- The state must demonstrate that the area would have met the national ambient air quality standard for ozone by the set deadline, except for ozone or its precursors that come from outside the state.
- The governor of the state can submit this finding to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- The EPA Administrator must respond to this submission within 180 days, either agreeing with the finding or not.
- If the Administrator agrees, they will formalize the redesignation as an attainment area.
Considerations for Redesignation
In making the determination on redesignation, both the governor and the EPA Administrator will take into account:
- Evidence from modeling or monitoring emissions from other states.
- Data related to ozone precursors coming from foreign countries.
Purpose
The underlying goal of the bill is to provide a clearer and potentially less burdensome process for areas affected by external pollution, allowing them to achieve a better air quality status more effectively.
Overall Impact
This legislation is designed to amend existing regulations to better reflect the impacts of pollution that crosses state and national boundaries when assessing an area's air quality status.
Relevant Companies
- GE - General Electric could be impacted as they have interests in environmental technologies.
- MDLZ - Mondelez International may face regulatory changes affecting their logistics and infrastructure due to air quality standards.
- DOW - Dow Inc. may need to consider emissions in their manufacturing processes and their jurisdictional implications due to the bill.
Representative Bryan Steil Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative Bryan Steil:
- H.R.8529: Fair Air Standards Act
- H.R.8364: To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.
- H.R.8286: Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act
- H.R.7300: Make Elections Great Again Act
- H.R.7008: Stop Insider Trading Act
- H.R.5924: Pay Our Capitol Police Act
You can track bills proposed by Representative Bryan Steil on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Steil.
Representative Bryan Steil Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Representative Bryan Steil is worth $2.1M, as of May 6th, 2026. This is the 250th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Steil has approximately $286.2K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Representative Bryan Steil's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Steil.
Representative Bryan Steil Stock Trading
We have data on up to $450.0K of trades from Representative Bryan Steil, which we parsed from STOCK Act filings. Some of the largest trades include:
- A July 22nd, 2019 sale of up to $100K of $FISV. The stock has fallen 39.9% since then.
- A July 22nd, 2019 sale of up to $50K of $FIS. The stock has fallen 64.44% since then.
- A July 12th, 2019 sale of up to $15K of $BMO. The stock has risen 96.9% since then.
- A July 22nd, 2019 sale of up to $15K of $ASB. The stock has risen 39.08% since then.
- A July 12th, 2019 sale of up to $15K of $USB. The stock has risen 3.73% since then.
You can track Representative Bryan Steil's stock trading on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Steil.
2026 Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $11,422,103 of spending in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $2,044,714 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- FAIRSHAKE ($1,528,412)
- HMP ($239,614)
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION ($123,200)
- VOCES DE LA FRONTERA ACTION ($31,069)
- WORKING AMERICA ($29,277)
The rating for this race is currently "Likely R".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election.
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