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HR 2695 115th Congress House

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017

Official title: To establish an Office of Environmental Justice in the Environmental Protection Agency and to authorize an environmental justice small grants program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2017 Introduced by: Jayapal, Pramila Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Due process and equal protectionEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental health
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Executive agency funding and structureIndian social and development programsPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
May 25, 2017
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.
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017

This bill establishes in the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Environmental Justice. The office must create an environmental justice grant program that empowers and educates communities that are affected by local environmental or public health issues to understand those issues and identify ways to address them at the local level.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 29, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 29, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 2017
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 28, 2017
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 26, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 26, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2695: Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2695/
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"H.R. 2695: Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2695/.
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