S. 147 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 17, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryGrants for clean air during wildfire smoke
When wildfire smoke blankets an area, smoke particles can make the air unhealthy to breathe. This bill would have the EPA give grants to local air quality agencies to set up cleaner air space programs in areas that face wildfire smoke. These programs would provide clean air rooms (sealed rooms designed to filter out smoke), air filtration units for homes, and educational materials to help people stay safe. Local agencies would need to partner with community organizations to run these programs, and at least one tribal air quality agency would receive funding.
How it affects you
If you live in an area at risk from wildfire smoke, this bill could bring cleaner air resources closer to you. You might gain access to clean air centers in public buildings where you can go during smoke events, get a home air filtration unit, or receive information on protecting yourself and your family from smoke. The benefits depend on whether your local air quality agency receives funding and chooses to participate in the program.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 17, 2025)
Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies, including at least one tribal agency with jurisdiction over air quality, to implement cleaner air space programs (i.e., programs to provide clean air to the public during wildland fire smoke events). Generally, such programs must be located in areas at risk of exposure to wildland fire smoke and must help provide educational materials, clean air centers (i.e., one or more clean air rooms in a publicly accessible building), and air filtration units to certain households. Clean air rooms are rooms designed to keep levels of harmful air pollutants as low as possible during wildland fire smoke events.
Under the bill, air pollution control agencies must partner with at least one community-based organization in implementing such programs.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 147
A BILL
Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) · Introduced Jan 17, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 17, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”