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HR 1924 103th Congress House

Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1993

Official title: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow petitions to be submitted to prevent certain waste facilities from being constructed in environmentally disadvantaged communities.

Introduced: August 6, 1993 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative procedureDepressed areasDiscriminationEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Environmental healthHazardous waste disposalHazardous wastesPoorRacial discriminationRefuse and refuse disposalRight of petitionWaste disposal sites
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 17, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 21, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 29, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 29, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 1993

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize citizens in a State in which a new solid or hazardous waste management facility is proposed to be constructed in an environmentally disadvantaged community to petition the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the State to prevent the facility from being constructed or from operating in such community.

Denies such a petition only if the proponent of the proposed facility establishes that: (1) there is no alternative location that poses fewer health and environmental risks; and (2) the facility will not release contaminants or engage in any activity that is likely to increase the cumulative impact of contaminants on the environmentally disadvantaged community.

Defines an "environmentally disadvantaged community" as an area within two miles of the borders of a site on which a waste management facility is proposed to be constructed and that meets specified criteria concerning minority populations, poverty, and existing hazardous or solid waste facilities or hazardous waste sites.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 13, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 15, 1993
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 6, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 22, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 23, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 1993
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 15, 1993
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 5, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1924: Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1924/
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"H.R. 1924: Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1924/.
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H.R. 1924, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1924/.
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