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Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 25, 2025
Latest Action
February 25, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Nanette Diaz BarragánDemocratic(CA)
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Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters. (On February 5, 2025, DOJ issued a directive to close its Office of Environmental Justice by March 15, 2025.)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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