HR 4924
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019
Introduced: October 30, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Oct 30, 2019
Referred 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.
Oct 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Oct 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019
This bill 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Committees of jurisdiction
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