US HB4924 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Pending: House Environment and Climate Change Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research and mitigate the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires. Specifically, the EPA must establish (1) four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke at institutions of higher education, and (2) a grant program to support community mitigation efforts.

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Title

Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-11-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2019-10-30HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-10-30HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-10-30HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2019-10-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1812 (Same As) 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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