Will ensure climate justice and equity are central to federal infrastructure investment and the effort to tackle the climate crisis.

The Climate Justice Act addresses the deep disparities around climate change by ensuring that climate justice and equity are central to the federal government’s approach to infrastructure investment and tackling the climate crisis.

Clarke commits to centering climate justice and equity in federal infrastructure spending and climate action.

CLARKE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PRIORITIZING CLIMATE JUSTICE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
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Clarke said the Climate Justice Act "will prioritize and amplify climate justice at the federal level" and that it addresses disparities by ensuring climate justice and equity are central to federal infrastructure investment and efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

This is the clearest statement of the campaign promise in Clarke's own official release.

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CLARKE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PRIORITIZING CLIMATE JUSTICE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
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Congress.gov shows Clarke introduced H.R.2394 on April 8, 2021; the bill's status is Introduced and its latest action was referral to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change on April 13, 2021.

She took concrete legislative action, but the bill did not advance beyond referral.

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H.R.2394 - Climate Justice Act of 2021 | Congress.gov
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The House Clerk roll call for final passage of H.R. 3684 shows "Clarke (NY)" voted "Yea" on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Clarke supported the major infrastructure law that contained climate and equity-related investments, but this alone does not prove her broader promise was fulfilled.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 369, H.R. 3684
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Clarke called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act a historic moment and highlighted benefits including repair and rebuilding with a focus on "climate change mitigation, resilience, equity, and safety" and preparing infrastructure for climate impacts.

Her office publicly framed the enacted infrastructure law as advancing equity and climate resilience, but the cited law is broader than the specific promise.

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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke - Statement on the Official Signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Congress.gov shows Clarke introduced H.R.8527 on May 23, 2024; the bill remained in "Introduced" status and was referred to subcommittee on May 31, 2024.

She renewed the effort in a later Congress, but it still did not become law.

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H.R.8527 - Climate Justice Act of 2024 | Congress.gov
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"This legislation would simultaneously address the veteran unemployment crisis and advance the United States’ fight against the climate crisis."

In the lookback window, Clarke introduced the INVEST Act and explicitly tied it to advancing the fight against the climate crisis, showing continued federal action on climate-related policy even though it is not the same as a broad climate justice infrastructure measure.

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CLARKE INTRODUCES INVEST ACT TO DELIVER TAX RELIEF TO EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE VETERANS - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
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"In my role, I aim to shape legislation that promotes sustainability, environmental justice and ensures a better tomorrow."

The current issue page still frames Clarke's role around environmental justice and sustainability, but it is a standing mission statement rather than proof that the specific campaign promise has been fully delivered.

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Energy and Environment - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
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