S720-119

In Committee

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Feb 25, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 530E. Environmental Justice, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Environmental Justice Matters Enforcement Grants. It relies on appropriations, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 530E. Environmental Justice.
  • Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Environmental Justice Matters Enforcement Grants.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 530E. Environmental Justice, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Environmental Justice Matters Enforcement Grants.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 530E. Environmental Justice, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Environmental Justice Matters Enforcement Grants.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 25, 2025

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, …

Feb 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. …

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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