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HRES 1178 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Proclaiming a Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People.

Introduced: April 29, 2024 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2024
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution declares that incarcerated people have the right to (1) healthy and safe environments, and (2) advocate for protecting and improving their environmental health. 

This resolution also supports efforts to enact legislation that is guided by the principles of the Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People (as described in this resolution).

What's happening now April 29, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1178: Proclaiming a Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1178/
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"H. Res. 1178: Proclaiming a Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1178/.
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H. Res. 1178, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1178/.
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[H. Res. 1178: Proclaiming a Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1178/)
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