To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice.
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 H8416097D21CB4211B6A311872E65B12B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025.
- Section H8B2C7C6EB30C4DCEAD91E5DC0BB6B103: 2. Office of Environmental Justice Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term Council...
- Section HF9DB3235A2C746ABBE1A2FCC135C5278: 530E. Environmental Justice In this section: The term Council means the Senior Advisory Council established under subsection (c). The term Department means the...
- Section H39D6C09DC38C48F3828622317890C5B3: 3. Environmental Justice Matters Enforcement Grants In this section: The term certain congressional committees means— the Committees on Environment and Public...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, 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
IntroducedMr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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