3.0.0 2397 2023-03-08T20:26:17Z 2023-03-08T20:26:17Z House HR 2021-04-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 61 (Thursday, April 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeGETTE:H.R. 2397.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1720]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-13T22:48:21Z Referred to 2021-04-08T19:01:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-04-08T19:01:25Z 2021-04-13 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Committee 2021-04-08 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 2021-04-08 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 2021-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 N Environmental Protection Air quality Atmospheric science and weather Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Fires Floods and storm protection Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Poverty and welfare assistance Racial and ethnic relations Solid waste and recycling Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2021-04-08 Introduced in House 2021-09-13T01:43:17Z Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2021

This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the cumulative public health risks associated with multiple environmental stressors and recommend measures to reduce the number of violations of environmental law in certain environmental justice communities. Environmental justice communities are communities with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects, as compared to other communities.

In addition, the EPA must publish and implement a proposal for a protocol that assesses and addresses the cumulative public health risks associated with multiple environmental stressors, such as impacts associated with global climate change.

Further, the EPA must identify at least 100 communities that (1) are environmental justice communities; and (2) have had more environmental law violations than the national average, as determined by the EPA. The EPA must then identify the causes of the violations, identify measures to reduce the number of violations, and implement such measures.

]]> Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2021 Display Title Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To advance environmental justice by addressing cumulative impacts and underenforcement, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2397ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2397ih.xml 2021-04-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. 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.