2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1553: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/25/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Primary Sponsor
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Jasmine Crockett
Democrat
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Yassamin Ansari
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Maxine Waters
Democrat
Sylvester Turner
Democrat