HR1553Referred to Committee

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-25
Introduced
18
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Nanette Diaz Barragán
Nanette Diaz Barragán
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.6% (651 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (18)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-25

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Plain-English Summary

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters. (On February 5, 2025, DOJ issued a directive to close its Office of Environmental Justice by March 15, 2025.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Crime and Law Enforcement
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