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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2021

Introduced: July 27, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Jul 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2021

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 July 13, 2022

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6759 Related bill Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 27, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 27, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 27, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 27, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2476: Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2476/
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"S. 2476: Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2476/.
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S. 2476, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2476/.
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