S 3197
114th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Noise pollution
Quiet Communities Act of 2016
Introduced: July 13, 2016
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Quiet Communities Act of 2016
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control; and (2) arrange for independent scientists who have expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise abatement techniques to carry out a study of airport noise.
The Quiet Communities Program must include: (1) establishing and implementing training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment, and (2) implementing noise abatement plans.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1