Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (Democratic-CO)September 18, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Families and vulnerable people in wildfire smoke areas would get air filters and temporary housing.

This bill would help people in areas with unhealthy wildfire smoke get equipment like air filters and masks. It would also offer temporary shelter if the smoke is too bad. This is a new type of help from the government's disaster relief program.

What Would Change

Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not explicitly offer assistance for unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires or for smoke-inhalation prevention equipment. This bill would allow FEMA to provide funding to local groups to give out equipment like air filters and masks, and offer temporary shelter, to vulnerable people when wildfire smoke makes the air unhealthy for at least three days.

Key Provisions

Lets the government provide money to local groups to buy and give out smoke-prevention equipment.
Allows for items like portable air filters, masks, and weather strips to help keep smoke out of homes.
Provides temporary shelter for vulnerable people if smoke-prevention equipment is not enough.
Defines "at-risk" individuals to include low-income people, parents with young children, pregnant women, seniors, and those with certain health conditions.
Requires the air quality to be unhealthy for at least three days due to a wildfire for assistance.

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Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

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