US SB2630 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on August 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions, and for other purposes.
Title
Environmental Justice Act of 2021
Sponsors
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-08-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2434 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2630/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s2630/BILLS-117s2630is.pdf |