Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019
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S 1814 — Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the President to declare a smoke emergency and provide emergency assistance to affected communities under specified circumstances. Specifically, the President, upon determining that there is, or anticipating that there will be, a significant decrease in air quality due to wildland fire smoke in one or more states, may declare a smoke emergency. The governor or other agency of a state that is or will be affected may request such a declaration. If the President declares a smoke emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies may provide emergency assistance to states and local communities that are or will be affected by the emergency, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel and resources for establishing smoke shelters, air purifiers, and additional air monitoring sites. The Small Business Administration may provide grants to any small business concern that loses a significant amount of revenue due to wildland fire smoke in an area in which the President has declared a smoke emergency.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html June 12, 2019
Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill adds provisions for budget adjustments related to smoke emergency assistance to existing law concerning discretionary spending limits.
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2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)
(G) Smoke emergency assistance.-- (i) If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that Congress designates as being for smoke emergency assistance in statute, the adjustment for a fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations for the fiscal year in discretionary accounts designated as being for smoke emergency assistance. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `smoke emergency assistance' means assistance provided under a determination under section 2 of the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019. (iii) Appropriations considered smoke emergency assistance under this subparagraph in a fiscal year shall not be eligible for adjustments under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year.
This change allows for specific budget adjustments related to smoke emergency assistance appropriations, establishing a new category for accounting purposes.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Jeff Merkley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Merkley, Jeff Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 1814 do?
- Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the President to declare a smoke emergency and provide emergency assistance to affected communities under specified circumstances. Specifically, the President, upon determining that there is, or anticipating that there will be, a significant decrease in air quality due to wildland fire smoke in one or more states, may declare a smoke emergency. The governor or other agency of a state that is or will be affected may request such a declaration. If the President declares a smoke emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies may provide emergency assistance to states and local communities that are or will be affected by the emergency, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel and resources for establishing smoke shelters, air purifiers, and additional air monitoring sites. The Small Business Administration may provide grants to any small business concern that loses a significant amount of revenue due to wildland fire smoke in an area in which the President has declared a smoke emergency.
- Who sponsors S 1814?
- S 1814 is sponsored by Merkley, Jeff (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 1814?
- This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 1814?
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