3.0.0 3590 2023-01-11T13:37:13Z 2023-01-11T13:37:13Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIJALVA:H.R. 3590.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.[Page H6579]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-21T17:20:07Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:11:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2017-08-04T15:04:28Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:11:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:11:15Z 2017-09-21 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-08-04 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 N B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2017-11-01 False Environmental Protection Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Air quality Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Due process and equal protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Evidence and witnesses Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Housing and community development funding Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Legal fees and court costs Medical research Mining Minority health Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Public participation and lobbying Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2019-08-12T19:49:01Z Environmental Justice and Civil Rights Restoration and Enforcement Act

This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to address environmental justice.

Aggrieved persons may file suit in federal court against agencies that are engaged in unlawful: (1) intentional discrimination prohibited under this bill; or (2) unintentional discrimination that causes a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

The President must establish the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement. The bill specifies the duties of the working group, including: (1) advising and assisting federal agencies in identifying and addressing the disproportionate human health and environmental effects of federal programs, policies, practices, and activities on communities of color, low-income communities, rural communities, and tribal and indigenous communities; (2) developing and publishing a guidance document that defines terminology used in dealing with environmental justice issues; and (3) developing a coordinated interagency federal environmental justice strategy.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: (1) offer environmental justice training to federal employees, (2) establish grant programs that address environmental justice, (3) establish a partnership-based training program to increase the capacity of residents of environmental justice communities to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects, and (4) establish the Environmental Justice Clearinghouse.

The President must also establish an independent National Environmental Justice Advisory Council to provide advice to the EPA regarding environmental justice issues.

]]> Environmental Justice and Civil Rights Restoration and Enforcement Act Display Title Environmental Justice and Civil Rights Restoration and Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, provide for the establishment of the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice and Civil Rights Restoration and Enforcement Act Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3590ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3590ih.xml 2017-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.