Proposed Bills on: Other
H. Res. 450:
This resolution recognizes the significance of the centennial of the birth of Rachel Carson and, among other provisions, “recognizes that we could learn much more from her today, especially as we increasingly feel the effects of climate change and consider measures to lessen and eventually reverse the impact it has on the planet.”
Sponsor:
Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM)
(17 Cosponsors)
H.R. 1602:
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act of 2007. This bill, among other provisions, directs the head of each Federal agency, to to make achieving environmental justice part of its mission. The bill also establishes a Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group. In its findings section, the bill declares that “Years before Hurricane Katrina, environmental justice activists were anticipating the racially disproportionate effects of climate change, in terms of coastal flooding and the health effects of heat waves, through the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative (EJCC).”
Sponsor:
Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA)
( Cosponsors)
H.R. 2906:
10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps Act. This act would require the Secretary of Education to make grants to establish and support the 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps. In setting priorities for the activities sponsored by the grants, the bill makes finding ways for schools and families to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; meeting with local officials to encourage their reduction of GHGs; and forming groups to ask large companies to provide financial tax incentives to lower GHG emissions, as the second, sixth, and seventh priorities (of seven), respectively.
Sponsor:
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
( Cosponsors)