US Congress House Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Quiet Communities Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control and reauthorizes the office's activities through FY2022. The responsibilities of the office must include: (1) promoting the development of effective state and local noise control programs, (2) carrying out a national noise control research program, (3) carrying out a national noise environmental assessment program, (4) establishing regional technical assistance centers to assist state and local noise control programs, (5) assessing the effectiveness of the Noise Control Act of 1972, and (6) conducting related outreach and educational activities. The office must emphasize noise abatement approaches that rely on local and state activities, market incentives, and coordination with other agencies. Using funds made available to the office, the EPA must carry out a study of airport noise. The bill amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to expand the quiet communities grant program to include grants for establishing and implementing training programs on use of noise abatement equipment and implementing noise abatement plans.

Quiet Communities Act of 2017

Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-18	House	Introduced in House

SB3385 (Related) 2018-08-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2539/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2539/BILLS-115hr2539ih.pdf