3.0.0 4652 2023-01-11T13:15:34Z 2023-01-11T13:15:34Z House H HR 2007-12-13 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2007-12-13T18:57:32Z Referred to 2007-12-13T15:01:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-12-13T15:01:50Z 2007-12-13 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2007-12-13 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 2007-12-13 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 2007-12-13 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 2007-12-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2568) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 N S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2007-12-13 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2007-12-13 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-12-13 True K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2007-12-13 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2007-12-13 True U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2007-12-13 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2007-12-13 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-12-13 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2007-12-13 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2007-12-13 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2007-12-13 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2007-12-13 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-12-13 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2007-12-13 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2007-12-13 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2007-12-13 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2007-12-13 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2007-12-13 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2007-12-13 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2007-12-13 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-12-13 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2007-12-13 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-12-13 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2007-12-13 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2008-01-22 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-01-22 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-02-14 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2008-04-16 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2008-04-16 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-04-16 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-04-29 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-29 False J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2008-04-29 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-04-29 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2008-05-01 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2008-05-01 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-05-01 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-06-24 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Arts, Culture, Religion Asthma Black colleges Brownfields Cancer Child health Commerce Community centers Community organization Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Interior Depressed areas Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Employee training Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Environmental education Environmental health Environmental justice Environmental protection groups Executive Office of the President Executive orders Executive reorganization Exhibitions Families Federal aid to education Federal employees Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government internships Government publicity Grants-in-aid Hazardous wastes Health Higher education Hispanic Americans Housing and Community Development Indian education Indoor air pollution Infant mortality Infrastructure Labor and Employment Law Lead poisoning Low birth weight Medical statistics Minorities Minority education Mortality Museums Nonprofit organizations Office of Management and Budget Office of Science and Technology Policy Planning Pollution Pollution control Public meetings Public-private partnerships Scholarships Secondary education Social Welfare Surveys Transportation and Public Works Trucking Urban affairs Environmental Protection 00 2007-12-13 Introduced in House 2008-03-28T15:14:21Z Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 - Requires specified federal agencies to establish an Office of Environmental Justice pursuant to Executive Order 12898 (concerning federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations).

Defines "environmental justice" as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, educational level, or income in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Requires the inclusion of minority and low-income populations with health vulnerabilities and exposure to certain environmental conditions in criteria for defining an environmental justice community.

Requires federal agencies to integrate the environmental justice strategy developed under Executive Order 12898 into their operations and missions and explicitly address compliance with this Act.

Directs the Interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice (Working Group) to coordinate an integrated environmental justice training plan for federal agencies.

Requires federal agencies subject to the requirements of this Act to carry out certain outreach activities relating to environmental justice and to report on such activities to the Working Group.

Directs federal agencies to fund and establish community technology centers to provide technical assistance and other services in the environmental justice area.

Requires the President and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide certain reports to Congress relating to environmental justice.

]]> Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 Display Title Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2007-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4652ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4652ih.xml 2007-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. 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.