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H.R. 576 (119th)

To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.

Original

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Introduced

21 January 2025

Last action

21 January 2025 · Introduced

Status

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.

Sponsors

Nanette Barragán, Paul Tonko, André Carson, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Melanie Stansbury, Yassamin Ansari, Raúl Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Pramila Jayapal, Jennifer McClellan, Ilhan Omar, Yvette Clarke, Valerie Foushee, Summer Lee, Troy Carter, Adam Smith, Alma Adams, Suzanne Bonamici, Jonathan Jackson, Mark Takano, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Maxine Waters, Johnny Olszewski, Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, Mark DeSaulnier, Mike Quigley, Lateefah Simon, Daniel Goldman, Dwight Evans, Wesley Bell

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

16 July 2026

Environment

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Summary

This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14096, which was issued on April 26, 2023, to advance a government-wide approach to environmental justice, including by directing each federal agency to (1) make achieving environmental justice part of its mission, (2) issue an Environmental Justice Strategic Plan every four years, and (3) provide public notice of certain toxic chemical releases. The Executive Order also established the White House Office of Environmental Justice as well as an Environmental Justice Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council.

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Timeline

  1. 21 January 2025

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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