Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 25, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 63 words.
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters. (On February 5, 2025, DOJ issued a directive to close its Office of Environmental Justice by March 15, 2025.)
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 110 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 2,233 words
- Subjects
- Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDepartment of JusticeEnvironmental healthEnvironmental regulatory proceduresExecutive agency funding and structure +2 more
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 720 Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]