H.R. 6615 Introduced Environmental Protection

Climate Justice Grants Act

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a grant program for projects and activities to address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Introduced December 11, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action December 11, 2025

Summary

Climate Justice Grants Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist tribal governments, local governments, nonprofits, or community-based organizations in addressing issues relating to climate justice and carrying out activities that address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities. Environmental justice communities refers to any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Dec 11, 2025 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.
  2. Dec 11, 2025 Introduced in House

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