S. 2549 - Environmental Justice Renewal Act

Environmental Justice Renewal Act

S. 2549 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Environmental Justice Renewal Act
• Environmental Justice Renewal Act

Sponsor

Hillary Clinton

Co-Sponsors

• Benjamin Cardin
• Barbara Boxer
• Charles Schumer
• Frank Lautenberg

Subjects

• Environmental protection
• Budgets
• Employee training
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental health
• Environmental justice
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal employees
• Government employees
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Grants-in-aid
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Ombudsman
• Politics and government

Related Bills

• H.R. 5132 (110^th) : Environmental Justice Renewal Act
• H.R. 5132 (110^th) : Environmental Justice Renewal Act

Major Actions

Introduced	1/23/2008
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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There have been no votes on this bill.

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/23/2008
		1/23/2008	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S209)
		1/23/2008	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/31/2008	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
		9/24/2008	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-498. Minority views filed.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/24/2008	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1076.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status