3.0.0 5132 2023-01-11T13:15:17Z 2023-01-11T13:15:17Z House H HR 2008-01-23 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-23T22:16:48Z Referred to 2008-01-23T15:06:15Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-01-23T15:06:20Z Environmental Justice Renewal Act 110 2549 S 2008-09-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1076. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2008-01-23 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2008-01-23 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 2008-01-23 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 2008-01-23 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 2008-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2008-01-29 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2008-02-07 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-02-07 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-06-12 False Environmental Protection Economics and Public Finance Employee training Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental justice Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health Ombudsman Environmental Protection 00 2008-01-23 Introduced in House 2015-11-18T20:01:42Z Environmental Justice Renewal Act - Defines "environmental justice" as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, educational level, or income in the process of developing environmental laws and regulations. Defines "environmental justice community" as a community with a significant representation of racial, ethnic, or low-income populations vulnerable to environmental or human health risks.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to federal agencies in identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations and to assist such agencies in developing environmental justice strategies. Requires the Working Group to develop and promulgate a coordinated interagency federal environmental justice strategy.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish in the EPA the position of Environmental Justice Ombudsman to monitor complaints relating to environmental justice programs; (2) provide training in environmental justice to EPA employees; (3) establish grant programs to address local environmental justice concerns; (4) establish a basic training program to assist residents of environmental justice communities in identifying human health and environmental risks; (5) establish a National Environmental Justice Advisory Council to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Administrator on environmental justice issues; and (6) establish an Environmental Justice Clearinghouse to provide information on EPA activities relating to environmental justice.

Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effectiveness of this Act.

]]> Environmental Justice Renewal Act Display Title Environmental Justice Renewal Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice Renewal Act Introduced in House 2008-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5132ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5132ih.xml 2008-01-23 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.