Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4976 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4976 To improve understanding and policy responses to the impacts of wildfire smoke on children in educational and childcare settings, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 15, 2025 Ms. Dexter (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve understanding and policy responses to the impacts of wildfire smoke on children in educational and childcare settings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act''. SEC. 2. REVIEW OF IMPACTS OF WILDFIRE SMOKE ON CHILDREN IN EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS. (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review of existing school and childcare policies addressing wildfire smoke exposure, both during and after a wildfire event, to ensure that children in K-12 educational settings and young children in childcare settings, including in out-of-school or out-of-childcare activities (such as children's sports and summer camps) that are administered by a school or childcare program are adequately protected from the risks posed by wildfire smoke. (b) Elements.--The review under subsection (a) shall cont