US Congress House Resolution 362 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes. Reaffirms the importance of clean air, clean water, resource conservation, and other policy goals that led to the enactment of existing environmental and public health protections. Affirms the need to achieve environmental justice so that environmental and public health policies adequately and equally protect all Americans. Commends environmental justice advocates for their work to achieve fairer, healthier, more sustainable policies and outcomes. Acknowledges the prevalence of environmental injustices that directly affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities across the country, especially racial minority, rural, indigenous, and low-income communities. Affirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to ameliorating existing environmental injustices and preventing future injustices.

Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes.

Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/362/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres362/BILLS-115hres362ih.pdf