Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025

Cleaner air help for low-income households

If enacted, the bill would let the EPA give grants to local air agencies to reduce wildfire smoke exposure in low-income communities. It would authorize $30,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, with up to 10% for admin and no single grant over $3,000,000. At least one grant must go to a Tribal air agency. Grantees would have to set up at least one staffed clean air center open during smoke events. They would give at least 1,000 certified air filtration units free to covered households and one replacement filter for each unit. The bill defines eligible units (AHAM CADR ≥97 for smoke, Energy Star, no ozone, true HEPA 99.97% at 0.3 micrometers). Grantees must work with community groups, share education on making a clean air room, collect distribution and cost data, run an anonymous recipient survey within six months, and the EPA would report program results to Congress within three years.