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H.R.5637: Environmental Justice Act of 2002
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Oct. 10, 2002
- Latest Major Action Oct. 28, 2002
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Environmental Justice Act of 2002 - 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Referred 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.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to House Resources
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
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| Oct. 10, 2002 |
Introduced in the House by Mark Udall (D-Colo.) |