H.R. 427 · 109th Congress
Environmental Justice Act of 2005
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Environmental Justice Act of 2005 - Requires Federal agencies to include achieving environmental justice in their missions through identifying and addressing any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their activities on minority and low-income communities.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 26, 2005
Environmental Justice Act of 2005 - Requires Federal agencies to include achieving environmental justice in their missions through identifying and addressing any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their activities on minority and low-income communities.
Establishes the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice.
Directs each Federal agency to develop an agency-wide environmental justice strategy.
Establishes the Federal Environmental Justice Advisory Committee.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and analyze data assessing environmental and human health risks borne by populations identified by race, national origin, or income. Targets for data collection those areas surrounding facilities expected to have a substantial environmental, human health, or environmental effect on surrounding populations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Environmental Justice Act of 2005
Latest action (Feb 25, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 26, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.