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HR 3319 117th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures First responders and emergency personnel Law enforcement administration and funding Manufacturing Motor vehicles

First Responders’ Equipment Access Act

Introduced: May 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Responders' Equipment Access Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise regulations that exempt certain engines and equipment from emission standards for national security purposes. For example, the bill directs the EPA to expand the regulations to include exemptions for engines or equipment intended to be used by governmental agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, or emergency medical services.

What's happening now May 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4711 Related bill First Responders’ Equipment Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 9, 2021
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· May 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3319: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3319/
MLA
"H.R. 3319: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3319/.
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H.R. 3319, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3319/.
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[H.R. 3319: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3319/)
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