HR 4892
117th Congress
House
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 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Quiet Communities Act of 2021
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control to promote the development of local noise control programs, carry out research, and develop and disseminate educational materials, among other duties.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
41
D
Levin, Mike
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Chu, Judy
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Cohen, Steve
Eshoo, Anna
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Casten, Sean
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Kahele, Kaiali'i
Bass, Karen
Jones, Mondaire
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Speier, Jackie
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Brown, Anthony
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Case, Ed
D
Gallego, Ruben
Lee, Barbara
D
Lieu, Ted
MALONEY, CAROLYN
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Nadler, Jerrold
Newman, Marie
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Peters, Scott H.
Rice, Kathleen
Sarbanes, John
D
Sherman, Brad
Sires, Albio
D
Smith, Adam
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4892: Quiet Communities Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4892/
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