Bill · S. 147· Senate(119-S-147)
Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 1/17/2025
- Last activity
- 1/17/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sponsored by
- Michael Bennet
- Cosponsors
- - 8 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025 directs the EPA Administrator to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program. These programs focus on protecting people from wildland fire smoke. Agencies will establish clean air centers in accessible buildings and distribute eligible air filtration units to covered households at no cost. The program specifically targets low-income communities and individuals at high risk due to health conditions, disabilities, or age. Agencies must also partner with community-based organizations to carry out these requirements.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+7
The bill provides free air filtration and clean air centers specifically to low-income communities.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+6
The bill mandates that at least one grant be provided to a Tribal agency to manage air quality.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+6
The bill provides resources to mitigate the impact of air pollution from wildland fire smoke.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection from smoke events: The establishment of "clean air centers" provides a place designed to keep levels of harmful air pollutants as low as possible during wildland fire smoke events (Section 2(a)(4)).
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Free air filtration for those in need: Covered households will receive at least 1,000 eligible air filtration units and one replacement filter at no cost (Section 2(e)(3)).
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Targeted support for vulnerable populations: The bill focuses on "covered households," which includes people in low-income communities who are at high risk of experiencing wildland fire smoke or are vulnerable due to age, disability, or underlying health conditions (Section 2(a)(5)).
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Support for Tribal communities: The Administrator is required to provide at least one grant to a Tribal agency with jurisdiction over air quality (Section 2(c)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Limited funding availability: The distribution of these resources is subject to the availability of appropriations (Section 2(b)).
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Grant amount caps: Individual grants provided to an air pollution control agency cannot exceed $3,000,000 (Section 2(c)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+7Good For Native Americans+6Good For Children+5Good For People With Disabilities+5Good For Seniors+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+6
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+5
- 1/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · Nevada
Kirsten GillibrandDemocrat · New York
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon