[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4959 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4959

 To prohibit Federal agencies from implementing environmental justice 
         standards when issuing rules, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

    Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
Lankford, and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Federal agencies from implementing environmental justice 
         standards when issuing rules, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Environmental Gamesmanship 
Act'' or the ``REG Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENCY RULE MAKING.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``agency'' and 
``rule'' have the meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code.
    (b) Prohibition.--In issuing a rule, or otherwise administering a 
duly enacted law of the United States, an agency may not consider 
environmental justice unless the agency is required to do so by law.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

    Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
following Executive orders shall have no force or effect:
            (1) Executive Order 12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        Federal actions to address environmental justice in minority 
        populations and low-income populations).
            (2) Executive Order 14096 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice 
        for all).
            (3) Executive Order 14008 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad).
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