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- H.R.2695
H.R.2695: Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced May 25, 2017
- Latest Major Action June 9, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
16 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 25, 2017
Bill 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 9, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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| June 9, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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| June 9, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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| May 26, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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| May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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| May 25, 2017 |
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.
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| May 25, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) |