HR 1705 United States House · 118th Congress

A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act

This bill establishes a comprehensive framework to address environmental justice by requiring federal agencies to identify and address disproportionately adverse environmental and health effects on communities of color, low-income communities, and Tribal and Indigenous communities. It creates a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council to coordinate federal efforts, mandates that agencies develop environmental justice strategies, and requires consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting decisions for pollution sources. The bill also establishes grant programs for environmental justice communities, creates training requirements for federal employees, and includes specific provisions for safer cosmetics and economic revitalization in fossil fuel-dependent communities. These provisions aim to ensure fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental decision-making processes, directly affecting federal agencies and communities disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
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Introduced Mar 22, 2023 Last action Apr 25, 2023
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Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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Mar 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Mar 22, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 105 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Raúl M. Grijalva
Raúl M. Grijalva
DDemocratic
AZ
7
Co
Photo of Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
VA
7
Co
Photo of Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
Co
Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Al Green
Al Green
DDemocratic
TX
9
Co
Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14
Co
Photo of Alma S. Adams
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
NC
12
Co
Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
Co
Photo of Andy Kim
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
CA
12