S.2918 - Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008

A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. as introduced.

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4/24/2008--Introduced.Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that discrimination based on disparate impact under federally assisted programs (including exclusion from participation and denial of benefits) is established only if a pers

Official Summary

4/24/2008--Introduced.
Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that discrimination based on disparate impact under federally assisted programs (including exclusion from participation and denial of benefits) is established only if a person aggrieved by discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin demonstrates that:
(1) a covered entity has a policy or practice causing a disparate impact on that basis and fails to demonstrate that the challenged policy or practice is related to and necessary to achieve the nondiscriminatory goals of the program or activity alleged to have been operated in a discriminatory manner; or
(2) a less discriminatory alternative policy or practice exists, but the covered entity refuses to adopt it. Authorizes an aggrieved person to:
(1) bring a civil action in federal or state court to enforce such person's rights; and
(2) recover equitable relief, attorney's fees, and costs.


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08/05/09
S.1615: Next Step for Main Street Credit Availability Act of 2009 ...

WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2918, The Helping Small Business Succeed ... Learn More. Read the Bill; See What People Are Saying. See Related Bills: The Next Step for Main Street Credit Availability Act of 2009 (S. 1615). See Bills on the Same Subject: N/A. ...

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10/08/08
L 34 B 1650/08 AS ER vierundsechzig Jahre alte Antragstellerin ...

Mai 1999 (Eigentumsförderungssätze 1999, ABl. 1999, S. 2918 ff.) heranzuziehen. Gemäß Abschnitt II Ziffer 4 Abs. 3 der Eigentumsförderungssätze 1999 ist für eine Person eine Wohnfläche von maximal fünfzig Quadratmetern förderu

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07/21/08
Quando o mundo não termina: a “economia digital” em seu devido ...

[4] Em 24/06/1986: S. 2594, Supercomputer Network Study Act of 1986. Em 18/10/1988: S. 2918, National High-Performance Computer Technology Act. E, em 18/05/1989: S. 1067, High-Performance Computing Act.

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