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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 14, 2022
Last action Nov 14, 2022
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2
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Committee
1
Nov 14, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
upper
Nov 14, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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