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2024-03-03Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 is a federal government spending bill passed by the 118th Congress that funds multiple agencies and programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. The act is divided into divisions covering areas such as Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Energy, Transportation, and Housing, among others. This document is a House resolution providing for concurrence with Senate amendments to H.R. 4366. -
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos speaks on E2SSB 5955 Large Port Districts, March 1, 2024
Washington State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos (D), 37th District, Seattle, speaks on the floor of the Washington State House of Representatives regarding E2SSB 5955 Large Port Districts on March 1, 2024. The session was broadcast on TVW, the Washington state public affairs network. -
Rep. Tina Orwall speaks during 2024 Washington State Legislative Session
Representative Tina Orwall (D), 33rd District, Des Moines, speaks at the Washington State House of Representatives during the 2024 Legislative Session on March 1, 2024. The 33rd District includes the Des Moines/Sea-Tac area, making her a relevant figure for Sea-Tac Airport noise policy matters. -
Rep. Keith Goehner speaking in Washington State House of Representatives, March 1, 2024
Republican Representative Keith Goehner of the 12th District (Dryden) speaks on the floor of the Washington State House of Representatives during the 2024 Legislative Session on March 1, 2024. He is holding a microphone and addressing the chamber, with another legislator seated beside him. -
Washington State House Floor Debate on E2SSB 5955 Large Port Districts, March 1, 2024
A representative speaks at the podium during Washington State House of Representatives floor debate on E2SSB 5955, concerning Large Port Districts, on March 1, 2024. The session is broadcast on TVW, Washington's public affairs network, at the 54:47 mark of a 2-hour-plus session. -
Rep. J.T. Wilcox Speaking in Washington State House, March 1, 2024
Republican Representative J.T. Wilcox of the 2nd District (Yelm) speaks during the 2024 Legislative Session of the Washington State House of Representatives on March 1, 2024. The session is broadcast on TVW, Washington's public affairs network. -
Washington State E2SSB 5955 Legislative Status – March 1, 2024
Bill Status-at-a-Glance screenshot dated Friday, March 1, 2024, showing Engrossed 2nd Substitute Senate Bill 5955 (E2SSB 5955) with a current status of 'HPassed 3rd,' having passed both the Senate and House chambers but not yet sent to the Governor's desk or enacted into Session Law. -
Washington State House Capital Budget Committee Hearing, February 26, 2024
A male witness or official speaks before the Washington State House Capital Budget Committee on February 26, 2024, at 8:00 AM in House Hearing Room B and virtually. The session is broadcast on TVW, Washington State's public affairs network. -
2024-02-23The CURB Pollution Act: Cumulative Risk Burden Pollution Act Fact Sheet
The CURB (Cumulative Risk Burden) Pollution Act is a proposed Washington State law that would require environmental justice considerations to be factored into pollution permitting decisions, with the goal of protecting communities that have historically faced disproportionate pollution burdens due to redlining and institutional racism. The act would require agencies to deny new permits that add cumulative pollution effects in overburdened communities and increase public participation in the permitting process. It builds on Washington's existing Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act by directly applying environmental justice principles to pollution permitting. -
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The CURB Pollution Act: Cumulative Risk Burden Pollution Act Fact Sheet
Front and Centered advocacy fact sheet for the CURB (Cumulative Risk Burden) Pollution Act in Washington State. The act requires consideration of cumulative pollutants affecting health in pollution permitting, specifies protections for disproportionately harmed communities, requires lead agencies to deny permit applications for new facilities adding cumulative pollution effects, and elevates frontline community participation in