To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds to carry out the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.

Bill: 114-hr-5891
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-07-14
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Executive agency funding and structure

Poverty and welfare assistance

Racial and ethnic relations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds to carry out the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, which helps communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5891 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds to carry out the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.

1. Funding prohibition The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use any funds to carry out the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.