HR576Referred to Committee
To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-21
Introduced
34
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Nanette Diaz Barragán
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (588 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (34)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-21
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2025-01-21
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-01-21
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-01-21
Plain-English Summary
This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14096, which was issued on April 26, 2023, to advance a government-wide approach to environmental justice, including by directing each federal agency to (1) make achieving environmental justice part of its mission, (2) issue an Environmental Justice Strategic Plan every four years, and (3) provide public notice of certain toxic chemical releases. The Executive Order also established the White House Office of Environmental Justice as well as an Environmental Justice Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Environmental Protection
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