S 2387 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023

This bill allows the President to declare a "smoke emergency" when wildfire smoke causes significant air quality deterioration across one or more states, following a request from a state governor. If declared, the federal government (via FEMA and other agencies) can provide direct assistance to affected states and communities, including grants for smoke shelters, air purifiers, and air monitoring equipment. It also authorizes Small Business Administration grants for small businesses that suffer significant revenue loss due to smoke in declared emergency areas. The bill ensures funding for these specific smoke emergency assistance programs is exempt from standard budget adjustment rules. (3 sentences)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 19, 2023 Last action Jul 19, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jul 19, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors