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4/19/2007--Introduced.<br/>Community Environmental Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any entity that handles, manages, treats, releases, discharges, disposes, stores, transports, removes, moves, or delivers any covered substance from disproportionately exposing any person or community to such substance on the ground of race, color, national origin, or economic status. Defines &quot;covered substance&quot; to include: (1) any contaminant identified under the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) any pesticide chemical under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (3) any chemical listed as a known or probable human carcinogen under the National Toxicology Program of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (4) any chemical substance or mixture regulated under the Toxic Substance Control Act; (5) any hazardous waste identified under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (6) any pesticide registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and (7) any air pollutant regulated under the Clean Air Act.<br/>Requires such an entity to: (1) work in partnership with state and local government officials and the federal government to comply with this Act; and (2) address actual or potential disproportionate exposure to covered substances prior to pursuing authorization or approval to work with such substances.<br/>Authorizes enforcement: (1) by denial or termination of authorization to work with covered substances; (2) by any other means authorized by law; and (3) for an entity receiving federal financial assistance, through specified compliance provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.<br/>Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Health Impact Profile Program to make grants to community-based organizations and community health centers to assist in the planning and development of community health impact profiles.<br/>

1177041600 2007-04-20 Thu Nov 06 21:19:37 -0600 2008 introduced 43040 'act':7 'amend':2 'hazard':14 'health':5 'public':4 'purpos':19 'regard':11 'servic':6 'exposur':12 'prohibit':9 'substanc':15 'discrimin':10 45825 official introduced 43040 'act':4 'equiti':3 'communiti':1 'environment':2 49962 short action 43040 1177041600 Fri Apr 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 124863 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. V000081 1953-03-28 2679 2466 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/velazquez/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm 12 202-226-0327 Nydia 'd':4 'ny':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'nydia':2,7,9 'velazquez':10 'velázquez':3,8 F 400416 Velázquez Nydia_M._Velazquez M. Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12] 1063 N00001102 7134 Democrat 202-225-2361 Roman Catholic NY Nydia Velazquez 3.66666666666667 http://www.house.gov/velazquez/ nydiavelazquez C000380 1945-09-19 1118 1510 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 0 202-225-5517 Donna 'd':4 '-0':6 'vi':5 'rep':1 'donna':2,7,9 'christensen':3,8,10 F 400073 Christensen Donna_M._Christensen M. Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0] 283 N00000133 5324 Democrat 202-225-1790 Moravian VI Donna Christensen http://www.house.gov/christian-christensen/ H000324 1936-09-05 3701 2353 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.alceehastings.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104&Itemid= 23 202-225-1171 Alcee 'd':4 'fl':5 '-23':6 'rep':1 'alce':2,7,9 'hast':3,8,10 M 400170 Hastings Alcee_L._Hastings L. Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23] 1606 N00002884 8110 Democrat 202-225-1313 African Methodist Episcopal FL Alcee Hastings 1.89473684210526 http://alceehastings.house.gov/ J000032 1950-01-12 4383 2435 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/contact-form.shtml 18 202-225-3317 Sheila 'd':6 'tx':7 '-18':8 'lee':5,12,16 'rep':1 'sheila':2,9,13 'jackson':4,11,15 'jackson-le':3,10,14 F 400199 Jackson-Lee Sheila_Jackson-Lee Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18] 1886 N00005818 12613 Democrat 202-225-3816 Seventh Day Adventist TX Sheila Jackson-Lee 1.81818181818182 http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/ S000248 1943-10-24 2284 2227 Rayburn House Office Building http://serrano.house.gov/Forms/Contact.aspx 16 202-225-6001 José 'd':4 'ny':5 '-16':6 'rep':1 'jose':9 'josé':2,7 'serrano':3,8,10 M 400366 Serrano E. Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16] 458 N00001813 10766 Democrat 202-225-4361 Roman Catholic NY Jose Serrano 0.514705882352941 http://www.house.gov/serrano/ action 43040 1177041600 Fri Apr 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 124863 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 43040 1176955200 Thu Apr 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 109095 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. introduced 43040 1176955200 Thu Apr 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 109094