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Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

USA119th CongressS-2856| Senate 
| Updated: 9/18/2025
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as the Wildfire Smoke Relief Act, aims to provide crucial assistance to individuals affected by unhealthy air quality resulting from wildfires. It expands the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program to address this specific environmental hazard. The legislation authorizes the President to provide support to qualified entities , including state and local governments, to procure and distribute smoke-inhalation prevention equipment. This equipment encompasses items like portable air filtration units, air filters, N95 respirators, and low-cost materials such as weather stripping to improve indoor air quality. Furthermore, for individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness where equipment alone is insufficient, the bill mandates the provision of cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance. An "individual at risk" is defined as someone living in an area with at least three consecutive days of unhealthy air quality who is low-income, a parent of a child under 19, pregnant, 65 or older, or has chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, or other smoke-exacerbated illnesses.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1997
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2423
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
Sep 18, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5481
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1997
    Wildfire Smoke Relief Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2423
    Wildfire Smoke Relief Act


  • September 18, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5481
    Introduced in House


  • September 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5481: Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

USA119th CongressS-2856| Senate 
| Updated: 9/18/2025
This bill, known as the Wildfire Smoke Relief Act, aims to provide crucial assistance to individuals affected by unhealthy air quality resulting from wildfires. It expands the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program to address this specific environmental hazard. The legislation authorizes the President to provide support to qualified entities , including state and local governments, to procure and distribute smoke-inhalation prevention equipment. This equipment encompasses items like portable air filtration units, air filters, N95 respirators, and low-cost materials such as weather stripping to improve indoor air quality. Furthermore, for individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness where equipment alone is insufficient, the bill mandates the provision of cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance. An "individual at risk" is defined as someone living in an area with at least three consecutive days of unhealthy air quality who is low-income, a parent of a child under 19, pregnant, 65 or older, or has chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, or other smoke-exacerbated illnesses.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1997
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2423
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
Sep 18, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5481
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1997
    Wildfire Smoke Relief Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2423
    Wildfire Smoke Relief Act


  • September 18, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5481
    Introduced in House


  • September 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5481: Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted