119th Congress
H.R. 1553
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Nanette Diaz Barragán(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (18)
Original cosponsors (11)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
Added later (7)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) · Mar 3, 2025
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Mar 3, 2025
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Mar 3, 2025
- T000489 · Mar 3, 2025
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH) · Jul 29, 2025
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA) · Jul 29, 2025
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Nov 7, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in House