Bill Details
HR.1066 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Date
2025-02-06
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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This bill would eliminate a part of the Clean Air Act that allows the federal government to give out environmental and climate justice block grants. It would also take back any of the grant money that has not yet been spent. In simple terms, the bill would end this grant program and stop any remaining funds from being used for it.
- It repeals section 138 of the Clean Air Act, which is the part that sets up environmental and climate justice block grants.
- It rescinds any money already set aside for that program that has not yet been committed to spending.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1066 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1066
To repeal section 138 of the Clean Air Act, relating to environmental
and climate justice block grants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2025
Mr. Flood (for himself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Collins, Ms. Hageman, Ms.
Maloy, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To repeal section 138 of the Clean Air Act, relating to environmental
and climate justice block grants.
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 ``Ending Green Giveaways Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL AND RESCISSION RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE
JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS.
(a) Repeal.--Section 138 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7438) is
repealed.
(b) Rescission.--The unobligated balance of any amounts made
available under section 138 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7438) (as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is
rescinded.
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