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H.R. 6387119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Apr 27, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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States could ask the EPA to exclude wildfire smoke data when judging whether local air meets federal clean-air standards.
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This bill lets state governors ask the EPA to set aside pollution data from days when wildfires or prescribed fires caused spikes in air pollution. That data would then not count against the state when the EPA checks whether an area meets federal air quality standards or can allow new construction. The EPA would also have to update its rules within 18 months, work with other states when smoke crosses regional borders, and keep a public website showing the status of all state requests.
State environmental agencies that run air quality programs would be most directly affected. Communities near wildfire-prone areas, and anyone living where wildfire smoke could cause a region to be labeled as having unhealthy air, would also be affected.
Without this change, pollution spikes caused by wildfires or prescribed fires count the same as other pollution when the EPA measures whether an area has clean enough air. That can affect whether a region is considered out of compliance with federal standards, even when the pollution came from sources outside local control.
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Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.