HR4178-118

Introduced

To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 15, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Environment, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1A2E259F7EDF4D519EB000C2251E1D15: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quiet Communities Act of 2023.
  • Section H0C16985A0AF440168D1C2749E97F4AC6: 2. Findings Congress finds that— approximately 28,000,000 individuals in the United States are afflicted with some hearing impairment, and it has been...
  • Section H9AF93CC58C9749F8A162D86DBDC4F27A: 3. Reestablishment of Office of Noise Abatement and Control The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the...
  • Section HDF33E11D296048E7AD2A48339B6B5B85: 4. Grants under Quiet Communities Program Section 14 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4913) is amended— in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding...
  • Section H28BB8B2D359544449372B9EDA1061C46: 5. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Noise Abatement and Control reestablished under section 3(a)...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Environment Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 15, 2023

Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cárdenas, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Environment Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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