# 117-hr-6759: Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022

117-hr-6759, Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6759
- Congress: 117
- Title: Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Introduced: 2022-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a pilot program to award, on a competitive basis, grants or contracts to state, local, and tribal air agencies to carry out specified projects for hyperlocal air quality monitoring systems in environmental justice communities (i.e., communities with significant representation of communities of color, low income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects). A project carried out using a grant or contract awarded under the pilot program may not exceed five years in duration.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6759 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6759)

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- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-3755: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3755)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
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