# 119-hr-6815: Environmental Justice Screening Tool Act of 2025

119-hr-6815, Environmental Justice Screening Tool Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6815
- Congress: 119
- Title: Environmental Justice Screening Tool Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Environmental Justice Screening Tool** would require the EPA to build a public geospatial map that flags census tracts facing disproportionate environmental, health, climate, economic, and social burdens. The map would be published within one year after enactment and used to guide federal decision making and resource allocation. - Families and communities: Census tracts that meet category thresholds would be identified so those neighborhoods can be prioritized for funding or other federal resources aimed at pollution, health, housing, or climate risks. - Federal agencies: Heads of departments and agencies would be required to adopt the tool when identifying disproportionately burdened communities and when prioritizing funding or resources, subject to each agency head's discretion on extent and manner. - Local, tribal, and nonprofit partners: The EPA would solicit data and feedback from institutions of higher education, nonprofits, community-based organizations, and State, local, and tribal officials to set thresholds and refine factor categories. - Transparency and tracking: The EPA would publish an annual report showing updates to the tool and which census tracts were newly identified or removed after each update.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public map to guide aid to burdened communities: benefit, medium. The bill would require EPA to publish a public Environmental Justice Screening Tool within one year after enactment. The tool would flag communities inside census tracts that meet thresholds for environmental, climate, health, economic, or social burdens. EPA would set the thresholds and ask colleg…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6815 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6815)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6815 (as of 2026-04-21).