S. 1997 · 116th Congress
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden
- Introduced
- 2019-06-26
- Latest action
- 2019-06-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
This bill provides for assistance for the purchase of smoke inhalation prevention equipment to specified individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness.
The President, in carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), shall provide (1) assistance to a state or local government, local public health authority, or a coordinated care organization to purchase and provide such equipment to at-risk individuals; and (2) cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to at-risk individuals in any case in which such equipment is insufficient to mitigate the risk of illness.