Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Latest action (Feb 25, 2025) — Read twice and on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1350)
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Feb 25, 2025This 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.)
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