3.0.0 2236 2022-11-01T13:50:27Z 2022-11-01T13:50:27Z Senate S 2019-07-23 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-23T22:06:35Z Environmental Justice Act of 2019 116 3923 HR 2019-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-23 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-07-23 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-07-23 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-07-23 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-07-23 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-07-23 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-07-23 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-07-23 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-07-23 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-07-23 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2019-07-23 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-07-23 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-07-23 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-01-08 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Air quality Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Disaster relief and insurance Due process and equal protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Indian lands and resources rights Infrastructure development Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Medical research Mining Minority health Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Public participation and lobbying Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-05T16:13:45Z Environmental Justice Act of 2019

This bill requires agencies to address and mitigate the disproportionate impact of environmental and human health hazards on communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities resulting from agencies' programs and policies. The bill also requires agencies to address cumulative impacts of pollution in permitting decisions and expands the types of legal actions available to individuals regarding charges of federal discriminatory practices.

]]> Environmental Justice Act of 2019 Display Title Environmental Justice Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Environmental Justice Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2236is/xml/BILLS-116s2236is.xml 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.