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US HR4892

US HR4892
Quiet Communities Act of 2021


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Introduced
07/30/2021
In Committee
08/02/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Quiet Communities Act of 2021, aims to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill outlines several key provisions, including: promoting the development of state and local noise control programs through technical assistance and grants; conducting national research and environmental assessments on noise impacts; developing public education and training materials on noise control; establishing regional technical assistance centers; and undertaking a study on aircraft noise and its effects on surrounding communities. The bill also amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to expand the types of noise sources that can be regulated and the activities that can be funded under the Quiet Communities Program. Finally, the bill authorizes $21 million in annual appropriations for the reestablished Office of Noise Abatement and Control from fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

Sponsors (42)

Grace Meng (D)* Karen Bass (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Ed Case (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Mondaire Jones (D),  Kaiali'i Kahele (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Marie Newman (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. (on 08/02/2021)

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