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S.4009: Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2006
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Sept. 29, 2006
- Latest Major Action Sept. 29, 2006
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2006 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that discrimination based on disparate impact under federally assisted programs (including exclusion from participation and denial of benefits) is established only if a person aggrieved by discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin demonstrates that: (1) a covered entity has a policy or practice causing a disparate impact on that...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sept. 29, 2006 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |