{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6615","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6615,"title":"Climate Justice Grants Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-12-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001300","fullName":"Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":44}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-11","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-11","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-11","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><b>Climate Justice Grants Act</b></p> <p>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. <i>Environmental justice communities</i> 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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T15:52:21Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":535,"ts":"2026-04-15T07:35:25.367Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Climate%20Justice%20Grants%20Act"}]}}