3.0.0 1103 2023-01-11T20:02:38Z 2023-01-11T20:02:38Z House H HR 2007-02-15 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-10-04T22:45:46Z Referred to 2007-02-16T20:22:09Z Referred to 2007-02-15T15:07:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-15T15:07:10Z Environmental Justice Act of 2008 110 642 S 2008-09-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1056. Identical bill CRS 2007-10-04 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-02-16 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2007-02-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2007-02-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 N W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-02-15 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2007-02-15 True U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2007-02-15 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2007-02-15 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-02-15 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2007-03-01 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-03-26 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2007-03-26 False J000032 Rep. 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[D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2007-06-28 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-06-28 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2007-06-28 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-06-28 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2007-07-12 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2007-07-26 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2007-12-13 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2007-12-18 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2008-03-13 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2008-05-01 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Air pollution control Congressional reporting requirements Depressed areas Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee training Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental justice Environmental research Epidemiology Executive orders Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Judicial review Labor and Employment Law Medical research Minorities Science, Technology, Communications Environmental Protection 00 2007-02-15 Introduced in House 2007-03-27T19:53:35Z Environmental Justice Act of 2007 - Authorizes and directs the President to execute, administer, and enforce as a matter of federal law the provisions of Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, (Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice In Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations) with modifications: (1) defining "environmental justice" and "fair treatment"; and (2) providing that the provisions concerning judicial review shall not apply.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out specified recommendations set forth in the following reports: (1) the EPA Inspector General's report number 2006-P-00034 entitled "EPA needs to conduct environmental justice reviews of its programs, policies and activities"; (2) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report numbered GAO-05-289 entitled "EPA Should Devote More Attention to Environmental Justice when Developing Clean Air Rules"; and (3) the Inspector General's report number 2004-P-00007 entitled "EPA Needs to Consistently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice."

Requires the Administrator to report semiannually to Congress on the implementation of such recommendations as well as progress on modifying emergency management procedures to incorporate environmental justice in the agency's Incident Command Structure in accordance with the December 18, 2006, letter from the Deputy Administrator to the Acting Inspector General).

]]> Environmental Justice Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Environmental Justice Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1103ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1103ih.xml 2007-10-04 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.