# 119-hr-3804: Space Launch Noise Mitigation Study Act

119-hr-3804, Space Launch Noise Mitigation Study Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3804
- Congress: 119
- Title: Space Launch Noise Mitigation Study Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would direct the Department of Defense to study a potential grant program to help communities reduce noise from DoD space launches.** The study would estimate funding needs, define eligible communities and covered facilities, and recommend noise‑mitigation technologies and specific noise metrics. - Residents: People living near vertical space launch ranges could become eligible for grants to install noise mitigation in private homes built before January 1, 2026. - Community facilities: Schools, hospitals, daycares, and senior‑serving facilities are defined as "covered facilities" and would be counted when estimating funds and choosing mitigation measures. - Local governments: Units of local government designated by the Secretary of the Air Force as negatively affected would be the eligible communities for any future grants. - Study design and data: The study would break down funds by facility type, recommend geographic eligibility, assess mitigation technologies, and evaluate noise using metrics such as 100 dB C‑weighted single‑event and 90 dB A‑weighted maximum, PK 15, plus range and sonic boom monitoring data.

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-year study on launch noise fixes: benefit, medium. Within one year of enactment, DoD’s acquisition chief would have to study a space launch noise grant program. The study would consult Space Launch Delta 30 and 45, and use data from all federal ranges with at least one vertical launch in 2024 or later. It would review specific noise measures (like…
- Who could get launch noise grants: benefit, low. This bill would set who could be counted for future launch-noise grants. Homes, schools, daycares, hospitals, and senior facilities built before January 1, 2026, and not federally owned, would count as covered facilities. An eligible community would be a local government area the Secretary of the A…

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- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3804 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3804)

## Related
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3804 (as of 2026-04-21).