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S 720 · 119th Congress

Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025

This bill creates a new Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice to tackle pollution and environmental hazards that disproportionately affect low-income communities, communities of color, and Native American tribes. The office will be led by a Director appointed by the Attorney General and wi…

Sponsor
Padilla, Alex (D-California)
Introduced
2025-02-25
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1350)

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