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5329
2025-12-05T09:03:11Z
2025-12-05T09:03:11Z
House
H
HR
2023-09-01
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5329
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 141 (Friday, September 1, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 5329.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency.[Page H4218]
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House
Standing
  - hspw13
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-09-05T13:35:51Z
  - Referred To
2023-09-01T20:30:40Z
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Budget Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-09-01T20:30:50Z
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Small Business Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-09-01T20:30:45Z

- Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023
118
2387
S
2023-07-19
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2023-09-05
  - hspw13
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Committee
- 2023-09-01
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsbu00
Budget Committee
- 2023-09-01
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hssm00
Small Business Committee
- 2023-09-01
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hspw00
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 2023-09-01
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2023-09-01
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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9
Library of Congress
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Josh
Harder
D
CA
9
N
- M001225
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
Kevin
Mullin
D
CA
15
2023-09-08
False
- L000582
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Ted
Lieu
D
CA
36
2023-09-08
False
- V000130
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
Juan
Vargas
D
CA
52
2023-09-08
False
- T000460
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
MIKE
THOMPSON
D
CA
4
2023-09-08
False
- T000472
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Mark
Takano
D
CA
39
2023-09-12
False
- L000397
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
ZOE
LOFGREN
D
CA
18
2023-09-13
False
- G000598
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
Robert
Garcia
D
CA
42
2023-09-26
False
- D000623
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Mark
DeSaulnier
D
CA
10
2023-10-10
False
- S001193
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
Eric
Swalwell
D
CA
14
2023-10-12
False
- N000191
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Joe
Neguse
D
CO
2
2023-11-07
False
- S001150
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
ADAM
SCHIFF
D
CA
B.
28
2024-01-03
False
- R000599
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Raul
Ruiz
D
CA
25
2024-06-25
False
Emergency Management
- Air quality
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- Appropriations
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- Disaster relief and insurance
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- Fires
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- Forests, forestry, trees
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- Lighting, heating, cooling
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- Small business
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
- State and local government operations
2023-09-11T15:30:35Z
Emergency Management
2023-09-11T14:15:22Z
00
2023-09-01
Introduced in House
2024-02-27T02:18:46Z
Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the President to declare a smoke emergency and provide emergency assistance to affected communities under specified circumstances.
Specifically, the President, upon determining that there is, or anticipating that there will be, a significant decrease in air quality due to wildland fire smoke in one or more states, may declare a smoke emergency. The governor or other agency of a state that is or will be affected may request such a declaration.
If the President declares a smoke emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies may provide emergency assistance to states and local communities that are or will be affected by the emergency, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel and resources for establishing smoke shelters, air purifiers, and additional air monitoring sites.
The Small Business Administration may provide grants to any small business concern that loses a significant amount of revenue due to wildland fire smoke in an area in which the President has declared a smoke emergency.

Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023
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Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023
2024-06-26T08:05:14Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:36:50Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:20:54Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-09-01T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5329ih/xml/BILLS-118hr5329ih.xml
2023-09-05
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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