Bill Details
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- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-New York-20]
- Rep. Carson, André [D-Indiana-7]
- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-District of Columbia]
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-New York-14]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-Michigan-12]
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-New Mexico-1]
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-Arizona-3]
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-Arizona-7]
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-California-2]
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-Washington-7]
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-Virginia-4]
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-Minnesota-5]
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-New York-9]
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-North Carolina-4]
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-Pennsylvania-12]
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-Louisiana-2]
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-Washington-9]
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-North Carolina-12]
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-Oregon-1]
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-Illinois-1]
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This bill would turn an existing presidential order on environmental justice into law. In simple terms, it would make the government’s current commitment to protecting communities that have faced more pollution, health risks, and environmental harm legally binding instead of leaving it only as an executive order. The goal is to keep federal agencies focused on making environmental decisions that fairly protect all people, especially communities that have often been left with the worst environmental conditions. By putting the order into law, the bill would make that policy harder to change by a future president alone.
- It gives legal force to the existing order on environmental justice.
- It is meant to keep federal efforts aimed at protecting communities that are most affected by pollution and environmental damage.
- It would make this policy part of federal law, not just a presidential directive.
Official Summaries
This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14096, which was issued on April 26, 2023, to advance a government-wide approach to environmental justice, including by directing each federal agency to (1) make achieving environmental justice part of its mission, (2) issue an Environmental Justice Strategic Plan every four years, and (3) provide public notice of certain toxic chemical releases. The Executive Order also established the White House Office of Environmental Justice as well as an Environmental Justice Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 576 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 576
To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's
commitment to environmental justice for all.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2025
Ms. Barragan (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. McClellan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in
addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space,
and Technology, 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 codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's
commitment to environmental justice for all.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14096.
Executive Order 14096 (88 Fed. Reg. 25251; relating to revitalizing
our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all) shall have
the force and effect of law.
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