HR1066-119

Introduced

To repeal section 138 of the Clean Air Act, relating to environmental and climate justice block grants.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 6, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill repeals Section 138 of the Clean Air Act which authorized environmental and climate justice block grants, and rescinds any unobligated grant funds that were previously appropriated for this program. It relies on repeal and appropriations. The main policy areas are Environment and Trade.

Who Benefits and How

EPA Environmental Justice program administration could face lower compliance burdens and Federal taxpayers could see lower costs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

State and local governments seeking environmental justice grants could lose revenue opportunities and Environmental justice communities (low-income, minority, tribal) could lose revenue opportunities.

Key Provisions

  • Repeals Section 138 of the Clean Air Act which authorized environmental and climate justice block grants, and rescinds any unobligated grant funds that were previously appropriated for this program.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill repeals Section 138 of the Clean Air Act which authorized environmental and climate justice block grants, and rescinds any unobligated grant funds that were previously appropriated for this program.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Trade

Primary Purpose

The bill repeals Section 138 of the Clean Air Act which authorized environmental and climate justice block grants, and rescinds any unobligated grant funds that were previously appropriated for this program.

Policy Domains

Environment Trade

Sections 1-2 (Full Bill)

Identified Gains
  • EPA Environmental Justice program administration
  • Federal taxpayers
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal taxpayers:
EPA Environmental Justice program administration:
Identified Costs
  • State and local governments seeking environmental justice grants
  • Environmental justice communities (low-income, minority, tribal)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Environmental justice communities (low-income, minority, tribal):
State and local governments seeking environmental justice grants:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 6, 2025

Mr. Flood (for himself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Collins, Ms. Hageman, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Environment
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Environmental justice communities (low-income, minority, tribal)

State & Local Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

State and local governments seeking environmental justice grants

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

EPA Environmental Justice program administration

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Taxpayers

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Trade

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