H.R. 6190 · 117th Congress
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Neguse
- Introduced
- 2021-12-08
- Latest action
- 2021-12-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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.