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H.R. 3384: Quiet Communities Act of 2015

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H.R. 3384: Quiet Communities Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Quiet Communities Act of 2015

Plain 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.

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Official text

Quiet Communities Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 25 cosponsors

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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3384 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114