United States · Bill · S
S. 5081 (117th)
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022
Introduced
14 November 2022
Last action
14 November 2022 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Sponsors
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice's Office of Environmental Justice. It also establishes grants to improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments to enforce environmental laws involving environmental justice matters.
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Timeline
14 November 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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14 November 2022
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 November 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5081
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/5081
- us · 117-s-5081 · source updated 10 August 2026