119th Congress
H.R. 576
To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Nanette Diaz Barragán(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Natural Resources; House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (34)
Original cosponsors (11)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- G000551
Added later (23)
- Adam Smith (D-WA) · Jan 23, 2025
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN) · Jan 23, 2025
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA) · Jan 23, 2025
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Jan 23, 2025
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Jan 23, 2025
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) · Jan 23, 2025
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Jan 28, 2025
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Jan 28, 2025
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Jan 31, 2025
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Jan 31, 2025
- Mark Takano (D-CA) · Jan 31, 2025
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD) · Feb 11, 2025
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) · Feb 11, 2025
- Robert Garcia (D-CA) · Feb 11, 2025
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL) · Feb 21, 2025
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) · Feb 21, 2025
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL) · Feb 21, 2025
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Jul 29, 2025
- Mike Quigley (D-IL) · Jul 29, 2025
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) · Nov 7, 2025
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Nov 7, 2025
- Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Jan 13, 2026
- Wesley Bell (D-MO) · Jul 15, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14096, which was issued on April 26, 2023, to advance a government-wide approach to environmental justice, including by directing each federal agency to (1) make achieving environmental justice part of its mission, (2) issue an Environmental Justice Strategic Plan every four years, and (3) provide public notice of certain toxic chemical releases. The Executive Order also established the White House Office of Environmental Justice as well as an Environmental Justice Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House