# 119-hr-4976: Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act

119-hr-4976, Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4976
- Congress: 119
- Title: Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protecting children in schools and childcare from wildfire smoke.** This bill would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review how K-12 schools and childcare programs handle wildfire smoke during and after events. - Families and children: Parents and kids would get clearer, research-backed guidance for K-12, childcare, and school-run activities like sports and summer camps to reduce smoke exposure. - Schools and childcare programs: Administrators would receive an assessment of current standards, guidance, and mitigation strategies plus identified gaps to improve local policies. - Policymakers: The National Academies would give Congress recommendations, including targeted strategies to protect children in under-resourced K-12 and childcare settings.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Review of school wildfire smoke protections for kids: benefit, medium. This bill would direct the EPA to seek a contract with the National Academies to review how schools and childcare protect kids from wildfire smoke. The review would look at protections during and after wildfires and include school- or childcare-run activities like sports and summer camps. It would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4976 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4976)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4976 (as of 2026-04-21).