Ending Green Giveaways Act

House Bill

H.R. 1066

119th Congress

Ending Green Giveaways Act

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 6, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator

Democratic

DE

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Summary

This bill eliminates a program in the Clean Air Act that provides block grants for environmental and climate justice projects. It would cancel the program entirely and take back any federal money that has been allocated but not yet spent.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SponsorLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

Introduced2/6/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

ChamberHouse

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Ending Green Giveaways Act

This bill eliminates a program in the Clean Air Act that provides block grants for environmental and climate justice projects. It would cancel the program entirely and take back any federal money that has been allocated but not yet spent.

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This bill eliminates a program in the Clean Air Act that provides block grants for environmental and climate justice projects. It would cancel the program entirely and take back any federal money that has been allocated but not yet spent.

Bill Number: 1066
Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Introduced: 2/6/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy Area: Environmental Protection

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Fact Sheet

Title: Ending Green Giveaways Act
Bill Number: 1066
Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced: 2/6/2025
Summary: This bill eliminates a program in the Clean Air Act that provides block grants for environmental and climate justice projects. It would cancel the program entirely and take back any federal money that has been allocated but not yet spent.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill eliminates a program in the Clean Air Act that provides block grants for environmental and climate justice projects. It would cancel the program entirely and take back any federal money that has been allocated but not yet spent.

Last updated: 3/5/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill repeals Section 138 of the Clean Air Act, which created a grant program for environmental and climate justice initiatives.
Any federal funds that were set aside for these grants but not yet distributed or spent would be returned to the Treasury.
The program being eliminated provided money to communities, states, tribes, and local governments for projects addressing environmental and climate concerns.
The bill is titled the 'Ending Green Giveaways Act' and was introduced in February 2025.
The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would affect communities, tribal governments, state and local agencies, and nonprofit organizations that receive or planned to receive grants for environmental and climate justice projects. Organizations that have already been awarded grants but haven't spent the money would lose that funding. Future applicants would no longer be able to apply for these federal grants.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1066, 119th Congress (2025). "Ending Green Giveaways Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1066

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