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HR 9243 119th Congress House Emergency Management

Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026

Introduced: June 10, 2026 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and the Budget, 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.
Jun 10, 2026
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Authorize the President to declare smoke emergencies.

This bill would give the President the power to declare a smoke emergency. The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as well as the Committees on Small Business and the Budget, for review. The specific details of what declaring such an emergency would allow the President to do are not provided in the information available.

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What's happening now June 10, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and the Budget, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9243: Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9243/
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"H.R. 9243: Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9243/.
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H.R. 9243, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9243/.
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[H.R. 9243: Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9243/)
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