S 2421 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021

Introduced Jul 21, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Jeff Merkley D-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 7, 2022 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 21, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research and mitigate the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires.

Specifically, the EPA must establish (1) four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke at institutions of higher education, and (2) a grant program to support community mitigation efforts.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 21, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalJul 21, 2021
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJul 21, 2021
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJul 21, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 7, 2022Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
  2. Jul 21, 2021Introduced in Senate
  3. Jul 21, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4641Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021Identical billJul 23, 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2021Introduced in Senate

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