US Congress House Bill 2696 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Environmental Justice, which must: complete and publish online environmental justice assessments of executive orders and discuss the assessments with the President before the executive orders are signed, review progress being made on implementing environmental justice policies at certain agencies, coordinate community and stakeholder outreach, and ensure that the goals of Executive Order 12898 relating to federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations are being actively implemented through science-based regulations in the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, the bill expands the membership of the Domestic Policy Council to include a representative from the office.

Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017

Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	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]

Date	Chamber	Action
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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2696/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2696/BILLS-115hr2696ih.pdf