3.0.0 5896 2019-11-15T21:37:47Z 2019-11-15T21:37:47Z House H HR 2008-04-24 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-03T20:30:25Z Referred to 2008-04-24T14:03:30Z Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 110 2918 S 2008-04-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2008-06-03 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2008-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-24 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 2008-04-24 True Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative procedure Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Law Legal fees Racial discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2008-04-24 Introduced in House 2008-07-16T18:18:38Z Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that discrimination based on disparate impact under federally assisted programs (including exclusion from participation and denial of benefits) is established only if a person aggrieved by discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin demonstrates that: (1) a covered entity has a policy or practice causing a disparate impact on that basis and fails to demonstrate that the challenged policy or practice is related to and necessary to achieve the nondiscriminatory goals of the program or activity alleged to have been operated in a discriminatory manner; or (2) a less discriminatory alternative policy or practice exists, but the covered entity refuses to adopt it.

Authorizes an aggrieved person to: (1) bring a civil action in federal or state court to enforce such person's rights; and (2) recover equitable relief, attorney's fees, and costs.

]]> Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 Display Title Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. Introduced in House 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5896ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5896ih.xml 2008-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.