House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
Official title: To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse D-COWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5481.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEGUSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 153, September 18, 2025, Page H4457):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse.
- H.R. 3922 (119th) Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act
- H.R. 1729 (119th) Bolts Ditch Act
- H.Res. 22 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 744 (119th) Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
- H.R. 3924 (119th) Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act
- H.J.Res. 122 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate…
Related bills
- S. 2856 (119th) Wildfire Smoke Relief ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.