US HB2695 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Environmental Justice. The office must create an environmental justice grant program that empowers and educates communities that are affected by local environmental or public health issues to understand those issues and identify ways to address them at the local level.
Title
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA] | Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] |
| Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] |
| Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. |
| 2017-06-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. |
| 2017-06-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. |
| 2017-05-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. |
| 2017-05-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. |
| 2017-05-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. |
| 2017-05-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. |
| 2017-05-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Due process and equal protection
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian social and development programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian social and development programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2695/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2695/BILLS-115hr2695ih.pdf |
