Commending the men and women of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their service and sacrifice amidst a growing crisis at the southern border.
- Last Action
- 4/15/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2021-02-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- 2021-01-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-01-13Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2021-01-13Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2021-01-13Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2021-01-13Introduced in House
- 2021-01-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-13 (00)
Communities and Environment First Act of 2021
This bill establishes the For Communities Trust Fund to be funded by specified environmental taxes for the purpose of awarding grants to states in cooperative agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) assist in relocation efforts for individuals or groups who live within five miles of facilities that are a major source or area source of certain emissions, or (2) protect or remediate areas affected by emissions of hazardous air pollutants or releases of hazardous substances from such facilities.
The bill increases the excise tax on certain chemicals to adjust for inflation and removes tax exemptions related to crude oil and petroleum products imported into the United States.
Subjects
- Air quality
- Chemistry
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental health
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health information and medical records
- Industrial facilities
- Inflation and prices
- Intergovernmental relations
- Oil and gas
- Pollution liability
- Sales and excise taxes
- State and local government operations
- Tariffs
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