Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-5625House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Feb 7, 2020

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Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the President to impose sanctions on a foreign individual or company that has engaged in egregious behaviors that undermine efforts to limit global warming.

Specifically, the President may impose visa-blocking, property-blocking, or economic sanctions upon a determination that a foreign individual or company has (1) caused significant excess greenhouse gas emissions associated with electrical power generation; (2) caused significant or illegal deforestation or loss of natural carbon sinks; or (3) knowingly misrepresented the environmental impact of a project, investment, or product.

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S-2955: Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019

Introduced in Senate

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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