Bill > HR8421

This bill, the Wildfire Smoke Relief Act, provides assistance to help individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness. The key provisions are: 1) The President, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program, will provide assistance to state/local governments, public health authorities, and coordinated care organizations to purchase and distribute smoke inhalation prevention equipment (e.g., air filters, respirators, weather stripping) to individuals at risk, such as low-income individuals, families with children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular conditions. 2) In cases where the smoke inhalation prevention equipment is insufficient, the President will also provide cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to those at-risk individuals. The bill aims to help protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of wildfire smoke by facilitating access to necessary equipment and temporary shelter when needed.