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H.R. 1982119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The "Return to Sender Act" would claw back and repeal unspent environmental justice funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
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This bill would cancel any unspent or uncommitted money set aside under sections 70002 and 70003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded environmental and climate justice grant programs. It would also repeal those sections entirely, blocking any future funding from being distributed under them.
Government agencies, community organizations, and local governments expecting to apply for or receive these grants, particularly groups working on pollution reduction in low-income or minority communities.
Repealing these sections would end future grant opportunities for environmental justice programs and reduce related federal spending, affecting communities and organizations that anticipated this funding.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.