Climate Justice Grants Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6615 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6615 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a grant program for projects and activities to address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Ms. Barragan introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a grant program for projects and activities to address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities, 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 ``Climate Justice Grants Act''. SEC. 2. CLIMATE JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a program under which the Administrator shall provide grants to eligible entities to assist the eligible entities in-- (1) building capacity to address issues relating to climate justice; and (2) carrying out any activity described in subsection (d). (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall be a Tribal government, local government, or nonprofit, community-based organization. (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an applica