H.R. 2644: To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-19 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Green New Deals for Cities Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding to states, local governments, or Native American nations to carry out Green New Deal projects, such as projects to clean up pollution, climate adaptation measures, or conservation projects on family farms. In order to receive such funding, a state, local government, or Native American nation must have a local Green New Deal program proposal and meet other requirements as specified by the bill. A proposal must contain certain commitments, including a commitment to zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers.

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Official text

To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] · 46 cosponsors

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2644.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2644 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117