To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds relating to the Office for Environmental Justice and any other program, project, or activity relating to climate change of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7481
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2022-04-07
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from using funds to operate the Office for Environmental Justice or for any other program, project, or activity related to climate change.<br /></p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7481 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2022 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and 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 obligation or expenditure of funds relating to the Office for Environmental Justice and any other program, project, or activity relating to climate change of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition relating to Office for Environmental Justice and any other program, project, or activity relating to climate change of the Department of Justice The Attorney General may not obligate or expend any funds— (1) to operate the Office for Environmental Justice of the Department of Justice; (2) to establish or maintain a program to train individuals relating to climate change; or (3) for any program, project, or activity relating to climate change.