Climate Justice Grants Act
USA117th CongressHR-2442| House
| Updated: 4/13/2021
Nanette Diaz Barragán
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (1)
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Climate Justice Grants Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist tribal governments, local governments, nonprofits, or community-based organizations in addressing issues relating to climate justice and carrying out activities that address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities. Environmental justice communities refers to any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environmental Protection
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDue process and equal protectionEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental educationEnvironmental healthEnvironmental technologyGovernment information and archivesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesInfrastructure developmentPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relations
Climate Justice Grants Act
USA117th CongressHR-2442| House
| Updated: 4/13/2021
Climate Justice Grants Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist tribal governments, local governments, nonprofits, or community-based organizations in addressing issues relating to climate justice and carrying out activities that address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities. Environmental justice communities refers to any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Nanette Diaz Barragán
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (1)
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDue process and equal protectionEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental educationEnvironmental healthEnvironmental technologyGovernment information and archivesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesInfrastructure developmentPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relations