To improve the environmental health outcomes of incarcerated people and carceral facility workers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the environmental health outcomes of incarcerated people and carceral facility workers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HBB48CE960EE34494A90DD45E8D7682D8: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Environmental Health in Prisons Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section HB7A6D7C76630400C922C3CBCF493E4E2: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— many of the specific examples of environmental injustice detailed in subsection (a) are widespread at...
- Section HE2CE275FB1444DFDB36B8926CC9FEA89: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Environment and Public...
- Section H0B0D7CCD26804BE98D91B0CC72B92F8F: 4. Improving environmental monitoring and reporting at Federal carceral facilities Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually...
- Section H882AD604C40A46CBA7FF63E1E40F688B: 5. Communicating health information and options Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the environmental health outcomes of incarcerated people and carceral facility workers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve the environmental health outcomes of incarcerated people and carceral facility workers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Pressley (for herself, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a carceral facility operated by, affiliated with, or operated under a contract with— the Bureau of Prisons
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