# 114-hr-3384: Quiet Communities Act of 2015

114-hr-3384, Quiet Communities Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3384
- Congress: 114
- Title: Quiet Communities Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Quiet Communities Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control and reauthorizes the Office's activities through FY2020. The responsibilities of the Office must include: (1) promoting the development of effective state and local noise control programs, (2) carrying out a national noise control research program, (3) carrying out a national noise environmental assessment program, (4) establishing regional technical assistance centers to assist state and local noise control programs, (5) assessing the effectiveness of the Noise Control Act of 1972, and (6) conducting related outreach and educational activities. The Office must emphasize noise abatement approaches that rely on local and state activities, market incentives, and coordination with other agencies. Using funds made available to the Office, the EPA must carry out a study of airport noise. The bill amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to expand the quiet communities grant program to include grants for establishing and implementing training programs on use of noise abatement equipment and implementing noise abatement plans.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2015-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3384 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3384)

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