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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 2021 (Introduced in House) — To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Environmental Justice For All Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; statement of policy. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Prohibited discrimination. Sec. 5. Right of action. Sec. 6. Rights of recovery. Sec. 7. Consideration of cumulative impacts and persistent violations in certain permitting decisions. Sec. 8. White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council. Sec. 9. Federal agency actions and responsibilities.
Sec. 10. Ombuds. Sec. 11. Access to parks, outdoor spaces, and public recreation opportunities. Sec. 12. Transit to trails grant program. Sec. 13. Repeal of sunset for the Every Kid Outdoors program. Sec. 14. Protections for environmental justice communities against harmful Federal actions. Sec. 15. Training of employees of Federal agencies. Sec. 16. Environmental justice grant programs. Sec. 17. Environmental justice basic training program. Sec. 18. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Sec. 19. Environmental Justice Clearinghouse. Sec. 20. Public meetings. Sec. 21. Environmental projects for environmental justice communities. Sec. 22. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives. Sec. 23. Cosmetic labeling. Sec. 24. Safer cosmetic alternatives for disproportionately impacted communities. Sec. 25. Safer child care centers, schools, and homes for disproportionately impacted communities. Sec. 26. Certain menstrual products misbranded if labeling does not include ingredients.
Sec. 27. Support by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for research on health disparities impacting communities of color. Sec. 28. Revenues for just transition assistance. Sec. 29. Economic revitalization for fossil fuel-dependent communities. Sec. 30. Evaluation by Comptroller General of the United States.
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