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HR 9124 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

Introduced: October 4, 2022 Introduced by: Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Oct 4, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 4, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice's Office of Environmental Justice. It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 16
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 18, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Oct 11, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Oct 11, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 11, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Oct 4, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 4, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 4, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 4, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 4, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Oct 4, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Oct 4, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 4, 2022
Porter, Katie
· Oct 4, 2022
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Oct 4, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9124: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9124/
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"H.R. 9124: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9124/.
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