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HR 6692 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Emergency medical services and trauma care Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Infectious and parasitic diseases Minority health Racial and ethnic relations

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2020 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 1, 2020
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 1, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 (1) the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program; (2) the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program, which provides financial assistance to address local environmental or public health issues; and (3) the Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant program, which assists communities address multiple sources of toxic pollutants.

What's happening now May 12, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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