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HRES 362 115th Congress House

Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
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

Reaffirms the importance of clean air, clean water, resource conservation, and other policy goals that led to the enactment of existing environmental and public health protections.

Affirms the need to achieve environmental justice so that environmental and public health policies adequately and equally protect all Americans.

Commends environmental justice advocates for their work to achieve fairer, healthier, more sustainable policies and outcomes.

Acknowledges the prevalence of environmental injustices that directly affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities across the country, especially racial minority, rural, indigenous, and low-income communities.

Affirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to ameliorating existing environmental injustices and preventing future injustices.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 6, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 6, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 6, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 25, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 25, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 362: Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-362/
MLA
"H. Res. 362: Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-362/.
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H. Res. 362, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-362/.
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[H. Res. 362: Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-362/)
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