HR 5156
118th 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: August 4, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Aug 4, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 4, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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, fire response, or emergency medical services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1