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H.R. 1103 (110th)

Environmental Justice Act of 2007

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Introduced

15 February 2007

Last action

4 October 2007 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

Subjects

Environment

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5 December 2025

Environment

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Summary

Environmental Justice Act of 2007 - Authorizes and directs the President to execute, administer, and enforce as a matter of federal law the provisions of Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, (Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice In Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations) with modifications: (1) defining "environmental justice" and "fair treatment"; and (2) providing that the provisions concerning judicial review shall not apply. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out specified recommendations set forth in the following reports: (1) the EPA Inspector General's report number 2006-P-00034 entitled "EPA needs to conduct environmental justice reviews of its programs, policies and activities"; (2) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report numbered GAO-05-289 entitled "EPA Should Devote More Attention to Environmental Justice when Developing Clean Air Rules"; and (3) the Inspector General's report number 2004-P-00007 entitled "EPA Needs to Consistently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice." Requires the Administrator to report semiannually to Congress on the implementation of such recommendations as well as progress on modifying emergency management procedures to incorporate environmental justice in the agency's Incident Command Structure in accordance with the December 18, 2006, letter from the Deputy Administrator to the Acting Inspector General).

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Timeline

  1. 15 February 2007

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 February 2007

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 February 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 February 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 16 February 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

    Source: Committee

  6. 4 October 2007

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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