Directs interagency collaboration with EJ stakeholders to create and authorize funding for a system that comprehensively identifies demographic factors, environmental burdens, socioeconomic conditions and public health concerns. The data collected would be used to build layered maps that depict what communities experience environmental injustices. The bill supports the initiative from the Biden Administration to direct 40% of federal investments towards EJ communities.
Basic Information
Title
Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021
Description
Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021 This bill establishes an interagency Environmental Justice Mapping Committee that must create a tool to identify environmental justice communities. Environmental justice communities are communities with significant representation of c…expand
Categories
Indigenous People
Health
Social Issues
Civil Rights
Environment
Bill Summary
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Chamber and Session Information
Session Dates
Jan 3, 2021 - Jan 3, 2023
Session
2021-2022 Regular Session (117th)
Chamber
US House
Sponsors and Cosponsors
Primary Sponsors
Breakdown
1 Democrat
Co-Sponsors
Breakdown
56 Democrats
Outlook
Compared to other Congressional bills, this bill is more likely to pass.
We calculated this based on the strength of the bill sponsor, the language in the bill, and the network of the cosponsors.
All sponsors are in the majority party.
Raul Manuel Grijalva is the Chairman on the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cori Bush is less effective than 83% of legislators in this chamber.
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Timeline
Current Status of US HR 516: Sine Die - Failed
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Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in 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.
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