HRES 479
113th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commemorative events and holidays
Community life and organization
Congressional tributes
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Lawyers and legal services
Minority health
Policy sciences
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations.
Introduced: February 11, 2014
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Feb 14, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Feb 11, 2014
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.
Feb 11, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commemorates the achievements of the environmental justice movement over the last 20 years.
Affirms that Congress should uphold the principles of environmental and climate justice.
Urges the President to: (1) address environmental justice issues in his climate change initiatives, (2) commit to focusing on greater oversight and supporting federal agency advancement of environmental justice, and (3) work with tribal leaders and communities to address their unique environmental justice concerns.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
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