HR 576 · in committee · significant
To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.
- civil rights
- climate
What this bill does
- This bill makes Executive Order 14096 permanent law, requiring federal agencies to prioritize environmental justice in their missions.
- All federal agencies and communities disproportionately affected by pollution and toxic chemicals are impacted by this requirement.
- Agencies must publish environmental justice plans every four years and report toxic chemical releases to the public at no new appropriated cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should federal agencies balance environmental justice priorities with other statutory obligations they already have?
- 02
Which communities do you think are most affected by toxic chemical releases, and how would public reporting change their ability to respond?
- 03
What enforcement mechanisms would make agencies accountable if they fail to meet their environmental justice plan requirements?
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Sponsor · D-CA-44
Nanette Diaz Barragán
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
33/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-21
Joining the bill
Paul Tonko
D-NY-20 · original
Rashida Tlaib
D-MI-12 · original
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
D-NY-14 · original
Melanie A. Stansbury
D-NM-1 · original
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC · original
Jennifer L. McClellan
D-VA-4 · original
Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original
Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original
André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
Jared Huffman
D-CA-2 · original
Raúl M. Grijalva
D-AZ-7 · original
Troy A. Carter
D-LA-2
+ 21 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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