Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5481 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5481 To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2025 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Stansbury, and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, 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 ``Wildfire Smoke Relief Act''. SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL SHELTERING ASSISTANCE. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness.-- The term ``individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness'' means an individual, living in an area where the air quality index is determined to be unhealthy for not less than 3 consecutive days as a result of a wildfire, who is-- (A) a low-income individual; (B) a parent or guardian with a child who has not attained 19 years of age; (C) a pregnant woman; (D) an individual who is 65 years of age or older; (E) an individual with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular illness; or (F) an individual with a chronic disease that is exacerbated by smoke inhalation. (2) Low-income individual.--The term ``low-income individual'' means an individual from a family whose taxable income (as defined in section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the preceding year did not exceed 200 percent of an amount equal to