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H.R. 2876: EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act

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H.R. 2876: EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-09 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act

Plain summary

EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act - Prohibits student programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from establishing any requirement that an applicant possess any experience that constitutes an endorsement of a particular political position with regard to environmental protection. Prohibits funds from being used to provide financial compensation for: (1) the Student Diversity Internship Program Environmental Justice Eco-Ambassador Focus, or (2) student programs administered by EPA related to the study of greenhouse gas emissions. Requires the EPA Administrator to report on policies, procedures, and actions taken within the last three years in recruiting and hiring applicants for all EPA student programs, including: (1) efforts to recruit student advocates, (2) policies and procedures related to the review of student applications, (3) efforts to consider applicants with policy views or experience that were counter to stated agency goals, and (4) policies to ensure that applicants for such programs will be recruited and reviewed in accordance with this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112