S 5081 · 117th Congress

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022

<p><b>Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022</b></p> <p>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 envir…

Sponsor

Padilla, Alex (D-CA)

Introduced

2022-11-14

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)