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House Bill 2539
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Quiet Communities Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 18, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
May 18, 2017
Latest Action
May 19, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2539
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Grace Meng
New York
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
California
Democrat
Jackie Speier
California
Democrat
Karen Bass
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Illinois
Democrat
Mike Capuano
Massachusetts
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Massachusetts
Democrat
Joe Crowley
New York
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
New York
Democrat
Nita Lowey
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
May 18, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Aug 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3385
Quiet Communities Act of 2018
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (6)
05/19/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
05/19/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
05/19/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
05/19/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
05/18/2017
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.
05/18/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:42 PM
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