Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Peters
Introduced
Summary
Grants for local clean air centers and HEPA filter distribution would help protect people from wildland fire smoke. The bill would let the EPA fund air pollution control agencies to run Cleaner Air Space Programs focused on at-risk, low-income communities.
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- Low-income households with members vulnerable to smoke would get free certified HEPA air cleaners, with each program required to distribute at least 1,000 units, provide one replacement filter per unit, and give instructions for creating a clean air room.
- The EPA would have to award at least one grant to a Tribal air agency and require each program to establish at least one public clean air center in areas at risk of wildland fire smoke and advertise it during smoke events.
- Air pollution control agencies could apply for grants capped at $3.0 million per grant and must partner with community-based organizations. EPA would collect data on units distributed, require anonymous household surveys, and report program results and recommendations to Congress within three years.
*Would authorize $30.0 million for fiscal years 2026–2028, allow up to 10 percent for administration, and would increase federal spending if appropriated.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Free wildfire air filters for low-income homes
Grantees would have to give at least 1,000 free air purifiers, plus one replacement filter per unit, to covered households. Agencies would set up at least one clean air center in areas at risk from wildfire smoke, open and staffed during smoke events. They would partner with a local community group, provide clear use tips to make a clean air room, and advertise the program. Covered households would be in a low-income area and include someone at high risk from wildfire smoke who is vulnerable due to age, disability, or health issues. Units would need a smoke CADR of 97 or higher, be ENERGY STAR, emit no ozone, and use a true HEPA filter that removes 99.97% of 0.3 micron particles. Agencies would report device types and costs to EPA and survey recipients within six months.
Funding for clean air center grants
The bill would authorize $30 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 for EPA to fund these grants. Each grant could be up to $3 million, and up to 10% of funds could cover administration. At least one grant would go to a Tribal air agency. Funding would depend on Congress actually appropriating the money.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters
CA • D
Cosponsors
Jacobs
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
DeGette
CO • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2025
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 4/6/2026
Roll Call Votes
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