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HOUSE 903119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Expressing support for the designation of November as "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month".

Last Action
11/20/2025

Actions

  • 2025-01-31Referred 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.
  • 2025-01-31Referred 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.
  • 2025-01-31Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-31Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-31 (00)

Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to air pollution control agencies to support the development and implementation of programs that support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating with the public about, or mitigating the environmental and public health aspects of wildfire smoke and extreme heat. The EPA must establish a formula to distribute the grants among air pollution control agencies.

The bill requires the EPA to establish four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat at institutions of higher education to research (1) the effects of smoke emissions from wildland fires and extreme heat on public health, and (2) the means by which communities can better respond to impacts from such conditions.

Additionally, the EPA must begin to carry out research to

  • study the health effects of smoke emissions from wildland fires and extreme heat;
  • develop and disseminate personal and community-based interventions to reduce exposure to, and health effects of, wildland fire smoke emissions and extreme heat;
  • increase the quality of smoke and extreme heat monitoring and prediction tools and techniques; and
  • develop implementation and communication strategies.

The EPA must also establish a competitive grant program to assist certain entities (e.g., a state) in developing and implementing collaborative community plans for mitigating the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires and extreme heat.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
  • Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA)
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
  • Robert Garcia (D-CA)
  • Doris Matsui (D-CA)
  • Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
  • Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
  • Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
  • George Whitesides (D-CA)
  • Dina Titus (D-NV)
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
  • Jim Costa (D-CA)
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO)
  • Val Hoyle (D-OR)
  • Judy Chu (D-CA)
  • Maxine Waters (D-CA)
  • Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
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