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HR 2696 115th Congress House

Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017

Official title: To establish the Office of Environmental Justice in the Executive Office of the President, 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 assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthExecutive Office of the President
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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 May 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017

This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Environmental Justice, which must:

  • complete and publish online environmental justice assessments of executive orders and discuss the assessments with the President before the executive orders are signed,
  • review progress being made on implementing environmental justice policies at certain agencies,
  • coordinate community and stakeholder outreach, and
  • ensure that the goals of Executive Order 12898 relating to federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations are being actively implemented through science-based regulations in the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency.

In addition, the bill expands the membership of the Domestic Policy Council to include a representative from the office.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 29, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2017
 D
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. 2696: Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2696/
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