S. 5081 · 117th Congress · Senate

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Introduced
Nov 14, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. NOV 14, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. NOV 14, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

    (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Nov 14, 2022

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