Contact Congress about H.R. 6387: FIRE Act

States could ask EPA to leave out some air pollution readings tied to wildfires, prescribed burns, and other unusual events. EPA would have to rewrite its rules, study multi-state smoke events, and post petition status online. That could affect when some areas are labeled as failing federal air standards.

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FIRE Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Latest action on H.R. 6387: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects states that deal with wildfire smoke, prescribed burns, or other unusual air-pollution events. It also affects communities living near those events, industries and local governments in areas that could be labeled out of compliance with federal air standards, and EPA staff who review these petitions and run the public tracking system.

Why this matters: This matters because air readings help decide when an area faces tougher federal cleanup rules. This bill could change those decisions by letting states set aside more readings tied to wildfires, prescribed burns, and other unusual events. It could give a cleaner picture of long-term pollution in some cases. It could also delay stricter controls in some areas if more high-pollution days are excluded. How much this changes real outcomes will depend on EPA's new rules and on how often states use this process.

Key provisions in H.R. 6387

• More events could qualify for special treatment under this bill. It covers natural events, some human actions meant to copy natural events, and other rare human actions, but not normal stagnant air, temperature inversions, or pollution from sources breaking the rules.
• The bill creates a new label for wildfire-prevention work. It covers prescribed burns and similar steps done under state-approved practices to lower wildfire risk and severity.
• EPA would have to rewrite its rules within 18 months after the bill becomes law. The new rules would cover air data affected by exceptional events and wildfire-risk reduction actions.
• EPA would have to address wildfire-prevention work in its guidance. That guidance must recognize that these actions can reduce how often wildfires happen and how severe they are.
• States would need to show a real link between the high pollution reading and the event. The link must be clear or reasonably expected, and it must connect to a violation of a national air-quality standard.

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What is H.R. 6387?

States could ask EPA to leave out some air pollution readings tied to wildfires, prescribed burns, and other unusual events. EPA would have to rewrite its rules, study multi-state smoke events, and post petition status online. That could affect when some areas are labeled as failing federal air standards.

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