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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022

Introduced: February 18, 2022 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov

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Feb 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Feb 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 18, 2022

Introduced in House

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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a pilot program to award, on a competitive basis, grants or contracts to state, local, and tribal air agencies to carry out specified projects for hyperlocal air quality monitoring systems in environmental justice communities (i.e., communities with significant representation of communities of color, low income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects).

A project carried out using a grant or contract awarded under the pilot program may not exceed five years in duration.

What's happening now February 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 28

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Nov 29, 2022

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Apr 7, 2022

Smith, Adam

Washington · Mar 8, 2022

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Mar 2, 2022

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Feb 25, 2022

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Feb 18, 2022

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Feb 18, 2022

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Feb 18, 2022

Brownley, Julia

California · Feb 18, 2022

Carson, André

Indiana · Feb 18, 2022

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Feb 18, 2022

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Feb 18, 2022

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Feb 18, 2022

Escobar, Veronica

Texas · Feb 18, 2022

Huffman, Jared

California · Feb 18, 2022

Levin, Mike

California · Feb 18, 2022

Lowenthal, Alan

· Feb 18, 2022

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Feb 18, 2022

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Feb 18, 2022

Colorado · Feb 18, 2022

California · Feb 18, 2022

Torres, Ritchie

New York · Feb 18, 2022

Veasey, Marc A.

Texas · Feb 18, 2022

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Feb 18, 2022

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