US SB1813 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates wildfire smoke mitigation, smoke resilient housing, and smoke resilient business grant programs. The bill authorizes the President to provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any eligible state, unit of local government, or Indian tribe for the mitigation, management, and control of smoke caused by one or more wildfires. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall establish a program under which HUD shall provide grants to eligible entities (a state, an Indian tribe, a homeowner, an individual or family renting a dwelling unit or home, and an owner of a building with rental dwelling units or of a home that is rented to an individual or family) to increase the smoke resiliency of dwellings owned or occupied by vulnerable persons and pay for any associated increases in energy costs. The Small Business Administration (SBA) shall establish a program under which the SBA shall provide grants to owners of small business concerns to increase the smoke resiliency of the business concern.
Title
Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency management
Energy prices
Environmental health
Federal-Indian relations
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Housing and community development funding
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency management
Energy prices
Environmental health
Federal-Indian relations
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Housing and community development funding
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1813/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1813/BILLS-116s1813is.pdf |