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HR 1116 107th Congress House

Quiet Communities Act of 2001

Official title: To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Mar 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Mar 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Quiet Communities Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control.

Requires the Administrator, using funds made available to the Office, to carry out a study of airport noise.

Amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to include the establishment of training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment and the implementation of noise abatement plans in the list of purposes for which grants under the Quiet Communities Program are provided.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 22, 2002
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 20, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 20, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 20, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 20, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 20, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1116: Quiet Communities Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1116/
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"H.R. 1116: Quiet Communities Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1116/.
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H.R. 1116, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1116/.
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