Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

United States117th CongressS-5081Senate
Updated: Nov 14, 2022

Summary

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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HR-9124: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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