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S 2423 117th Congress Senate Emergency Management Aging Air quality Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Disaster relief and insurance Fires Forests, forestry, trees Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Homelessness and emergency shelter Women's health

Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Introduced: July 21, 2021 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 July 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5118 Related bill Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
  • HR 6190 Identical bill Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2423: Wildfire Smoke Relief Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2423/
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"S. 2423: Wildfire Smoke Relief Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2423/.
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S. 2423, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2423/.
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