3.0.0 314 2023-01-11T13:43:35Z 2023-01-11T13:43:35Z House HR 2021-01-13 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 314.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 Cl.1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 C1. 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 H195]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-04T17:04:41Z Referred to 2021-01-13T14:02:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-02T15:31:58Z Referred to 2021-01-13T14:02:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-01-13T15:13:04Z Referred to 2021-01-13T14:02:40Z Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 117 4798 HR 2021-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Identical bill CRS 2021-02-04 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2021-02-02 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Committee 2021-01-13 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-01-13 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 2021-01-13 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 2021-01-13 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 2021-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-13 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 2021-01-13 Introduced in House 2021-02-18T17:53:33Z Communities and Environment First Act of 2021

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.

The bill increases the excise tax on certain chemicals to adjust for inflation and removes tax exemptions related to crude oil and petroleum products imported into the United States.

]]> Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 Display Title Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 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 Short Title(s) as Introduced Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr314ih/xml/BILLS-117hr314ih.xml 2021-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.