3.0.0 872 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-03-18 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-18T19:51:43Z Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act 117 1415 HR 2022-11-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405. Related bill CRS Environmental Justice For All Act 117 2021 HR 2022-12-30 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-687, Part I. Identical bill CRS Transit to Trails Act 117 1461 S 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Transit to Trails Act of 2021 117 2924 HR 2021-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Cumulative Impacts Act of 2022 117 9218 HR 2022-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2021-03-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-03-18 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-03-18 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-03-18 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-03-18 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-03-18 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2021-03-18 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-03-18 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-18 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-03-18 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-03-18 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-03-18 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-03-18 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2022-04-27 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Air quality American Samoa Buy American requirements Caribbean area Child health Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Community life and organization Congressional oversight Cosmetics and personal care Department of Transportation Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Due process and equal protection Ecology Economic development Electric power generation and transmission Employee benefits and pensions Employment and training programs Energy revenues and royalties Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Evidence and witnesses Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign language and bilingual programs Geography and mapping Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Guam Gulf of Mexico Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Historical and cultural resources Housing and community development funding Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Land transfers Land use and conservation Legal fees and court costs Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marketing and advertising Medical research Mining Minority health Monuments and memorials Northern Mariana Islands Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Performance measurement Pest management Poverty and welfare assistance Product safety and quality Public participation and lobbying Public transit Public-private cooperation Puerto Rico Racial and ethnic relations Regional and metropolitan planning Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Sex and reproductive health Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Transportation programs funding U.S. territories and protectorates Urban and suburban affairs and development User charges and fees Virgin Islands Water quality Water use and supply Women's health Youth employment and child labor Environmental Protection 00 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T13:23:09Z Environmental Justice For All Act

This bill establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities.

Specifically, the bill prohibits disparate impacts on the basis of race, color, or national origin as discrimination. Aggrieved persons may seek legal remedy when faced with such discrimination.

In addition, the bill directs agencies to follow certain requirements concerning environmental justice. For example, agencies must prepare community impact reports that assess the potential impacts of their actions on environmental justice communities under certain circumstances.

Further, it creates a variety of advisory bodies and positions, such as the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council. Among other things, the council must issue an environmental justice strategy.

It also establishes requirements and programs concerning chemicals or toxic ingredients in certain products. For example, the bill (1) requires certain products (e.g., cosmetics) to include a list of ingredients or warnings; and (2) provides grants for research on designing safer alternatives to chemicals in certain consumer, cleaning, toy, or baby products that have an inherent toxicity or that are associated with chronic adverse health effects.

Finally, it creates a variety of funding programs, such as a grant program to enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in an urban areas.

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