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US HR576
US HR576To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.
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Introduced
01/21/2025
01/21/2025
In Committee
01/21/2025
01/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation’s commitment to environmental justice for all.
AI Summary
This bill aims to codify Executive Order 14096, which means transforming an existing presidential executive order into a formal law with full legal standing. Executive Order 14096, issued to revitalize the nation's commitment to environmental justice, would now have the force and effect of law, ensuring its provisions will remain in place even if presidential administrations change. By codifying this executive order, the bill seeks to provide a more permanent legal framework for addressing environmental justice issues, which typically focus on ensuring that all communities, particularly disadvantaged and minority populations, receive fair treatment and meaningful involvement in environmental decision-making and have equal protection from environmental hazards. This legislative approach would elevate the status of environmental justice from an administrative directive to a statutory requirement, potentially providing stronger legal mechanisms for addressing environmental inequities across the United States.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (34)
Nanette Barragán (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
André Carson (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Robert Garcia (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Johnny Olszewski (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
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. (on 01/21/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/576/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr576/BILLS-119hr576ih.pdf |
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