H.R. 5167: CORE Justice Act of 2019
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H.R. 5167: CORE Justice Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-19 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
CORE Justice Act of 2019
Plain summary
Creating Opportunities in Research for Environmental Justice Act of 2019 or the CORE Justice Act of 2019 This bill allows certain educational institutions a tax credit for up to 30% of amounts paid that are necessary for a qualified environmental justice program. The bill defines "qualified environmental justice program" as a program conducted by educational institutions that is designed to address, or improve data about, qualified environmental stressors (i.e., contaminations of air, water, soil, or food) for the primary purpose of improving, or facilitating the improvement of, health and economic outcomes of individuals residing in low-income areas or areas populated disproportionately by racial or ethnic minorities. The bill requires (1) the allocation of credit amounts to educational institutions over a five-year period, and (2) public disclosure of the identity of educational institutions receiving allocations and the amount of each allocation.
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Official text
CORE Justice Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · 12 cosponsors
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Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5167.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5167 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116