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H.R. 2105 (103rd): Environmental Justice Act of 1992

To establish a program to assure nondiscriminatory compliance with all environmental, health and safety laws and to assure equal protection of the public health.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

John R. Lewis

Sponsor. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 17, 1993
Length: 13 pages
Introduced
May 12, 1993
103rd Congress (1993–1994)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on May 12, 1993, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

44 Cosponsors (42 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Republican)

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History

May 12, 1993
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Dec 17, 1993
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Introduced.

H.R. 2105 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2105. This is the one from the 103rd Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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