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Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Introduced: September 29, 2020 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

This bill provides for assistance for the purchase of smoke inhalation prevention equipment to specified individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness.

The President, in carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), shall provide (1) assistance to a state or local government, local public health authority, or a coordinated care organization to purchase and provide such equipment to at-risk individuals; and (2) cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to at-risk individuals in any case in which such equipment is insufficient to mitigate the risk of illness.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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