Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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24 cosponsors · 24 D

20 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice's Office of Environmental Justice. It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 4, 2022

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 4, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.