Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022
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Became law
Nov 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Nov 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5081: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5081/
"S. 5081: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5081/.
S. 5081, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5081/.
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