HR 9124 United States House · 117th Congress

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

Summary

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice's Office of Environmental Justice. It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2022

Committee Review

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Introduced Oct 4, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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Oct 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Oct 4, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 24 co-sponsors