Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007

To direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes.

12/13/2007--Introduced.
Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 - Requires specified federal agencies to establish an Office of Environmental Justice pursuant to Executive Order 12898 (concerning federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations).
Defines "environmental justice" as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, educational level, or income in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Requires the inclusion of minority and low-income populations with health vulnerabilities and exposure to certain environmental conditions in criteria for defining an environmental justice community. Requires federal agencies to integrate the environmental justice strategy developed under Executive Order 12898 into their operations and missions and explicitly address compliance with this Act. Directs the Interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice (Working Group) to coordinate an integrated environmental justice training plan for federal agencies.
Requires federal agencies subject to the requirements of this Act to carry out certain outreach activities relating to environmental justice and to report on such activities to the Working Group.
Directs federal agencies to fund and establish community technology centers to provide technical assistance and other services in the environmental justice area.
Requires the President and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide certain reports to Congress relating to environmental justice.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
• and 38 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 2 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
December 13, 2007

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• Dec 13, 2007: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Dec 13, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
• Dec 13, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Dec 13, 2007: 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.
• Dec 13, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2568)
• Introduced on Dec 13, 2007.

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