H.R. 2021: Environmental Justice For All Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-18 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-687, Part I.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-687, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Environmental Justice For All Act

Plain summary

Environmental Justice For All Act This bill establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs and modifies the scope of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The bill sets forth provisions to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities. It also prohibits disparate impacts on the basis of race, color, or national origin as discrimination. Aggrieved persons may seek legal remedy when faced with such discrimination. In addition, the bill directs agencies to follow certain requirements concerning environmental justice. For example, agencies must prepare community impact reports that assess the potential impacts of their actions on environmental justice communities under certain circumstances. It also raises coal, oil, and gas royalty rates to create a funding source to support fossil fuel-dependent communities and displaced workers as they transition away from fossil fuel industries. Additionally, the bill creates a variety of advisory bodies and positions, such as the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council. Among other things, the council must issue an environmental justice strategy. It also establishes requirements and programs concerning chemicals or toxic ingredients in certain products. For example, the bill (1) requires certain products (e.g., cosmetics) to include a list of ingredients or warnings; and (2) provides grants for research on designing safer alternatives to chemicals in certain consumer, cleaning, toy, or baby products that have an inherent toxicity or that are associated with chronic adverse health effects. Finally, it creates a variety of funding programs, such as a grant program to enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in urban areas.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Environmental Justice For All Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 112 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) and 52 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2021.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2021 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117