Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
First Responders' Equipment Access Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise regulations that exempt certain engines and equipment from emission standards for national security purposes. For example, the bill directs the EPA to expand the regulations to include exemptions for engines or equipment intended to be used by governmental agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, or emergency medical services.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFirst responders and emergency personnelLaw enforcement administration and fundingManufacturingMotor vehicles
First Responders’ Equipment Access Act
USA117th CongressHR-3319| House
| Updated: 5/19/2021
First Responders' Equipment Access Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise regulations that exempt certain engines and equipment from emission standards for national security purposes. For example, the bill directs the EPA to expand the regulations to include exemptions for engines or equipment intended to be used by governmental agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, or emergency medical services.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFirst responders and emergency personnelLaw enforcement administration and fundingManufacturingMotor vehicles