[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9277 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9277

 To prohibit Federal agencies from implementing environmental justice 
         standards when issuing rules, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2024

     Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. 
     Armstrong, Mr. Biggs, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Weber of Texas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 
 Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs, 
    Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, Agriculture, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 
   Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Federal agencies from implementing environmental justice 
         standards when issuing rules, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restricting Environmental 
Gamesmanship Act'' or the ``REG Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENCY RULE MAKING.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``agency'' and 
``rule'' have the meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code.
    (b) Prohibition.--In promulgating a rule or administering a duly 
enacted law of the United States an agency may not consider 
environmental justice unless the agency is required to by law.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

    Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
following Executive orders shall have no force or effect:
            (1) Executive Order 12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        Federal actions to address environmental justice in minority 
        populations and low-income populations).
            (2) Executive Order 14008 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad).
            (3) Executive Order 14096 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice 
        for all).
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