Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 9, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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 25, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017
This bill establishes in the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Environmental Justice. The office must create an environmental justice grant program that empowers and educates communities that are affected by local environmental or public health issues to understand those issues and identify ways to address them at the local level.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Jun 29, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 29, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 25, 2017 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2017 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 25, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2017 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2017 | |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2017 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jun 9, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jun 9, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- May 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 91, May 25, 2017, page H4609.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an Office of Environmental Justice in the Environmental Protection Agency and to authorize an environmental justice small grants program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Due process and equal protection
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Indian social and development programs
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
