S. 2549 - Environmental Justice Renewal Act

Environmental protection. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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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 More
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) Hide
 
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Environmental Justice Renewal Act

S. 2549 — 110th 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
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
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Major Actions
Introduced1/23/2008
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/23/2008
1/23/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S209)
1/23/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Put on a legislative calendar7/31/2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
9/24/2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-498. Minority views filed.
Put on a legislative calendar9/24/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1076.
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $764,050 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $1,722,431 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $2,116,287 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $1,006,809 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $1,951,690 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $1,849,439 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $1,391,910 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $2,285,322 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $2,884,121 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $1,586,155 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $3,052,170 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $634,129 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $927,504 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $2,832,801 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $3,455,951 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $1,358,437 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $2,755,936 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $3,342,618 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $1,211,690 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $3,636,004 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $3,595,672 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $2,090,528 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $4,693,089 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $1,400,904 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $1,029,130 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $2,238,723 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $2,372,699 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $866,854 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $1,734,175 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $1,662,550 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $918,711 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $1,675,361 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $1,578,454 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $1,464,288 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $1,490,462 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $660,277 Against $0

Votes

    6 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Environmental Justice Renewal Act

    6 organizations supported this bill

    Center on Race Poverty & the Environment
    (n.d.). Clinton, Solis Introduce Legislation to Address Unfair Impact of Pollution on Minority Neighborhoods. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Earthjustice
    MetroLatinoUSA (2008, January 24). Clinton, Solis Introduce Legislation to Address Unfair Impact of Pollution on Minority Neighborhoods. Retrieved August 3, 2008, from Hispanic News.
    Indigenous Environmnetal Network
    (n.d.). Clinton, Solis Introduce Legislation to Address Unfair Impact of Pollution on Minority Neighborhoods. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
    (n.d.). Clinton, Solis Introduce Legislation to Address Unfair Impact of Pollution on Minority Neighborhoods. Retrieved n.d., from .
    ReGenesis
    (n.d.). Clinton, Solis Introduce Legislation to Address Unfair Impact of Pollution on Minority Neighborhoods. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Sierra Club
    (n.d.). Sierra Club Applauds Introduction of "Environmental Justice Renewal Act" Statement of Leslie Fields, Sierra Club National Environmental Justice Director. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$136,010$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$478,050$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,000$0
    John BarrassoRWY$42,757$0
    Max BaucusDMT$624,461$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,173,955$0
    Bob BennettRUT$133,826$0
    Joe BidenDDE$2,089,482$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$425,729$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$451,760$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,673,450$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$1,325,868$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$78,251$0
    Jim BunningRKY$221,149$0
    Richard BurrRNC$501,071$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$221,426$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,307,711$0
    Ben CardinDMD$991,666$0
    Tom CarperDDE$341,088$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,117,413$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$719,076$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$4,389,418$0
    Tom CoburnROK$88,440$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$196,064$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$780,586$0
    Susan CollinsRME$436,280$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$457,653$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$573,510$0
    John CornynRTX$1,283,233$0
    Larry CraigRID$34,500$0
    Mike CrapoRID$145,237$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$571,198$0
    Chris DoddDCT$688,202$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$549,241$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$109,350$0
    Byron DorganDND$308,201$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$1,610,302$0
    John EnsignRNV$255,345$0
    Mike EnziRWY$48,501$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$721,379$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$677,941$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,239,549$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$277,568$0
    Judd GreggRNH$112,187$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$60,850$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$566,903$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$441,794$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$719,618$0
    Jim InhofeROK$149,018$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$226,893$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$610,511$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$240,597$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$982,568$0
    John KerryDMA$374,401$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$961,266$0
    Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    Jon KylRAZ$717,166$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,165,585$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$813,285$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$543,529$0
    Carl LevinDMI$697,171$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,104,306$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$379,345$0
    Dick LugarRIN$340,790$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,068,287$0
    John McCainRAZ$128,825$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,365,303$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$808,283$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,950,459$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$286,837$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$225,220$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$813,624$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$442,635$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,415,542$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,229,349$0
    Mark PryorDAR$618,101$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$367,283$0
    Harry ReidDNV$1,159,522$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$193,578$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$692,474$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,607,318$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$137,419$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,103,966$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$405,689$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$719,624$0
    Gordon SmithROR$456,285$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$150,485$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,410,330$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,268,154$0
    Ted StevensRAK$250,591$0
    John SununuRNH$263,214$0
    Jon TesterDMT$545,958$0
    John ThuneRSD$427,861$0
    David VitterRLA$535,549$0
    George VoinovichROH$556,349$0
    John WarnerRVA$1,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$563,707$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$744,218$0
    Roger WickerRMS$350,355$0
    Ron WydenDOR$263,757$0

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$136,010$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$478,050$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,000$0
    John BarrassoRWY$42,757$0
    Max BaucusDMT$624,461$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,173,955$0
    Bob BennettRUT$133,826$0
    Joe BidenDDE$2,089,482$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$425,729$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$451,760$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,673,450$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$1,325,868$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$78,251$0
    Jim BunningRKY$221,149$0
    Richard BurrRNC$501,071$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$221,426$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,307,711$0
    Ben CardinDMD$991,666$0
    Tom CarperDDE$341,088$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,117,413$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$719,076$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$4,389,418$0
    Tom CoburnROK$88,440$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$196,064$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$780,586$0
    Susan CollinsRME$436,280$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$457,653$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$573,510$0
    John CornynRTX$1,283,233$0
    Larry CraigRID$34,500$0
    Mike CrapoRID$145,237$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$571,198$0
    Chris DoddDCT$688,202$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$549,241$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$109,350$0
    Byron DorganDND$308,201$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$1,610,302$0
    John EnsignRNV$255,345$0
    Mike EnziRWY$48,501$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$721,379$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$677,941$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,239,549$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$277,568$0
    Judd GreggRNH$112,187$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$60,850$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$566,903$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$441,794$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$719,618$0
    Jim InhofeROK$149,018$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$226,893$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$610,511$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$240,597$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$982,568$0
    John KerryDMA$374,401$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$961,266$0
    Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    Jon KylRAZ$717,166$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,165,585$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$813,285$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$543,529$0
    Carl LevinDMI$697,171$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,104,306$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$379,345$0
    Dick LugarRIN$340,790$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,068,287$0
    John McCainRAZ$128,825$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,365,303$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$808,283$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,950,459$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$286,837$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$225,220$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$813,624$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$442,635$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,415,542$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,229,349$0
    Mark PryorDAR$618,101$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$367,283$0
    Harry ReidDNV$1,159,522$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$193,578$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$692,474$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,607,318$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$137,419$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,103,966$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$405,689$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$719,624$0
    Gordon SmithROR$456,285$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$150,485$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,410,330$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,268,154$0
    Ted StevensRAK$250,591$0
    John SununuRNH$263,214$0
    Jon TesterDMT$545,958$0
    John ThuneRSD$427,861$0
    David VitterRLA$535,549$0
    George VoinovichROH$556,349$0
    John WarnerRVA$1,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$563,707$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$744,218$0
    Roger WickerRMS$350,355$0
    Ron WydenDOR$263,757$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Attorneys & law firms$68,260,322
    Environmental policy$1,977,009

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
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