3.0.0 8948 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z House HR 2020-12-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 209 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 8948.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted toCongress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. I Sec. 8 Cl. 18).Further, this statement of constitutional authority is madefor the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XIIof the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall haveno bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.[Page H7148]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-10T14:01:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-10T14:01:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-10T14:01:00Z 2020-12-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-12-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2020-12-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 N Environmental Protection Air quality Chemistry Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Industrial facilities Inflation and prices Intergovernmental relations Oil and gas Pollution liability Sales and excise taxes State and local government operations Tariffs Environmental Protection 00 2020-12-10 Introduced in House 2021-02-09T21:50:59Z Communities and Environment First Act of 2020

This bill establishes the For Communities Trust Fund to be funded by specified environmental taxes for the purpose of awarding grants to states in cooperative agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) assist in relocation efforts for individuals or groups who live within five miles of facilities that are a major source or area source of certain emissions, or (2) protect or remediate areas affected by emissions of hazardous air pollutants or releases of hazardous substances from such facilities.

]]> Communities and Environment First Act of 2020 Display Title Communities and Environment First Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Communities and Environment First Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant programs to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air pollution, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8948ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8948ih.xml 2020-12-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. 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.