# 119-hr-903: Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025

119-hr-903, Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-903
- Congress: 119
- Title: Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would establish a federal program to help communities detect, prepare for, and respond to wildfire smoke and extreme heat.** It would create grant programs, four university Centers of Excellence, a national research effort, and a competitive community planning program focused on monitoring, communication, and mitigation. - Families and local residents would gain support for cleaner public spaces, portable filtration, distribution of N-95 respirators, and subgrants or financing to help with weatherization and protective gear. - State, local, tribal, and Native Hawaiian governments and air pollution control agencies would be eligible for formula-based grants that prioritize communities most vulnerable to smoke and extreme heat and states most prone to poor air quality. - Colleges and researchers would host four Centers of Excellence and a broader research program to study health effects, improve monitoring and prediction tools, and develop interventions. The bill authorizes $10 million per year for the centers, $20 million per year for research, and $50 million per year for community planning beginning in 2026. *Would authorize at least $80 million per year starting in 2026 and allow additional appropriations for grants, so it would increase federal discretionary spending.*

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Competitive planning grants for communities: benefit, low. This bill would require EPA, within 180 days, to start a competitive grant program for community smoke and heat plans. States, local governments (including school and special districts), Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations could apply. Each application would need a plan to work with a…
- Grants to prepare for smoke and heat: benefit, low. This bill would let EPA give grants to air pollution control agencies to help communities face wildfire smoke and extreme heat. Money could pay for air monitors, public alerts, clean-air rooms in public buildings, masks and portable air filters, and small subgrants for weatherization and protective…
- Research centers on smoke and heat: benefit, low. This bill would require EPA, within 180 days, to create four Centers of Excellence at colleges to study wildfire smoke and extreme heat. The centers would research health effects, including for outdoor workers, and better community responses. EPA would also start a research program to build tools,…
- Who can apply and heat definition: mixed, low. This bill would clarify who runs the program and who can apply. "Administrator" would mean the EPA Administrator. "Indian Tribe" and "Native Hawaiian organization" would use existing federal definitions. EPA would also write a rule, with other agencies, to define "extreme heat." That rule would set…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus 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
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-903 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/903)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [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)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-903 (as of 2026-04-21).