US SB5081 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Title
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022
Sponsors
| Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672) |
Same As/Similar To
HB9124 (Same As) 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5081/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s5081/BILLS-117s5081is.pdf |
