A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3385| Senate
| Updated: 8/23/2018
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Quiet Communities Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control; and (2) arrange for independent scientists who have expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise abatement techniques to carry out a study of airport noise. The Quiet Communities Program must include: (1) establishing and implementing training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment, and (2) implementing noise abatement plans.
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Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-2539Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environmental Protection
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNoise pollution
A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3385| Senate
| Updated: 8/23/2018
Quiet Communities Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control; and (2) arrange for independent scientists who have expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise abatement techniques to carry out a study of airport noise. The Quiet Communities Program must include: (1) establishing and implementing training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment, and (2) implementing noise abatement plans.
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Timeline
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-2539Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNoise pollution