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Introduced
01/28/2021
01/28/2021
In Committee
02/02/2021
02/02/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To establish the Environmental Justice Mapping Committee, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Environmental Justice Mapping Committee, a cross-agency committee tasked with developing a tool to identify environmental justice communities based on factors like demographics, public health data, pollution burdens, and climate change vulnerability. The Committee will also conduct audits to address data gaps and establish an environmental justice data repository to improve data collection and transparency. The bill authorizes $20 million in funding for fiscal years 2021-2022 and $18 million for fiscal years 2023-2025 to implement these provisions.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (57)
Cori Bush (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Chuy García (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Mondaire Jones (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Kweisi Mfume (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Frank Mrvan (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Marie Newman (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. (on 02/02/2021)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/516/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr516/BILLS-117hr516ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr516/BILLS-117hr516ih.pdf.pdf |
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