Environmental Justice Act of 2003
Latest action · Jun 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Environmental Justice Act of 2003 - Requires Federal agencies to include achieving environmental justice in their missions through identifying and addressing any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their activities on minority and low-income communities.
Establishes the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice.
Directs each Federal agency to develop an agency-wide environmental justice strategy.
Establishes the Federal Environmental Justice Advisory Committee.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and analyze data assessing environmental and human health risks borne by populations identified by race, national origin, or income. Targets for data collection those areas surrounding facilities expected to have a substantial environmental, human health, or environmental effect on surrounding populations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 21, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | May 21, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- May 23, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1082-1083)
- May 21, 2003Introduced in House
- May 21, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- May 21, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1032)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Citizen participation
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental justice
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal installations
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-local relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Income statistics
- Law
- Medical statistics
- Minorities
- Minority health
- Native Americans
- Performance measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public meetings
- Racial discrimination
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Strategic planning
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