3.0.0 2431 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z 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 Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 2431.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H1721]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-13T22:50:01Z Referred to 2021-04-08T19:07:15Z CLEAN Future Act 117 1512 HR 2022-06-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 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 House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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 R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2021-04-08 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2021-04-08 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2021-04-08 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2021-05-20 False Environmental Protection Air quality Community life and organization Due process and equal protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian social and development programs Licensing and registrations Minority health Poverty and welfare assistance Racial and ethnic relations Solid waste and recycling Environmental Protection 00 2021-04-08 Introduced in House 2021-06-18T16:02:30Z Voices for Environmental Justice Act

This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. Additionally, the bill authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities relating to the permitting or permit renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facility.

An eligible entity must be a group of individuals who reside in a community that (1) is a population or community of color, an indigenous community, or a low-income community; and (2) is in close proximity to the site of an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant.

Covered hazardous air pollutants include those listed on the Toxics Release Inventory or those identified as carcinogenic by an assessment under the Integrated Risk Information System of the EPA.

]]> Voices for Environmental Justice Act Display Title Voices for Environmental Justice Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to entities to enable such entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with the release of certain hazardous air pollutants and the permitting of solid waste disposal facilities and hazardous waste facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Voices for Environmental Justice Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2431ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2431ih.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.