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HR 4641 117th 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 2021

Introduced: July 22, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jul 22, 2021
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.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021

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 July 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2421 Identical bill Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 29, 2022
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Costa, Jim
California · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 23, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Aug 20, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Aug 20, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 29, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 22, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 22, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 22, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 22, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4641: Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4641/
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"H.R. 4641: Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4641/.
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H.R. 4641, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4641/.
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