United States · Bill · S
S. 951 (105th)
Quiet Communities Act of 1997
Introduced
24 June 1997
Last action
24 June 1997 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Patty Murray, Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]
Subjects
Environment, Aviation, Education
Source updated
21 August 2025
Environment · Aviation · Education
Summary
Quiet Communities Act of 1997 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control, which shall be responsible for coordinating Federal noise abatement activities, updating or developing noise standards, providing technical assistance to local communities, and promoting research and education. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a study of airport noise, examining the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) selection of noise measurement methodologies, health impact thresholds, and abatement program effectiveness; and (2) submit such study to the Congress and the FAA. Authorizes appropriations.
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Timeline
24 June 1997
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6186)
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 June 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 June 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/951
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/951
- us · 105-s-951 · source updated 21 August 2025