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Read. Follow. Verify.The REG Act: Proposed Ban on Environmental Justice Standards in Federal Rulemaking
Record date · August 1, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill would prohibit federal agencies from considering standards when creating new rules or administering laws, unless explicitly required by statute. It also seeks to repeal three specific executive orders that currently direct federal agencies to address environmental justice and climate change.
If enacted, this bill would remove the legal requirement for federal agencies to account for environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations during the process, potentially changing how federal regulations are developed and applied across the country.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Federal agencies
Agencies would be prohibited from considering environmental justice in their rulemaking processes unless otherwise required by law.
Minority and low-income populations
The repeal of Executive Order 12898 removes the specific federal directive to address environmental justice concerns for these populations.
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Direct Repeal of Climate and Justice Orders
The bill explicitly targets three major executive orders (12898, 14096, 14008) that form the current administrative framework for environmental justice and climate policy.
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