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Earth Act

USA117th CongressHR-219| House 
| Updated: 1/6/2021
Lloyd Doggett

Lloyd Doggett

Democratic Representative

Texas

Ways and Means Committee, Trade Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Earth Act This bill establishes an additional basis for excluding a foreign country from designation as a beneficiary developing country for the purposes of preferential trade treatment. Specifically, the bill makes a country ineligible for this designation if it fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or to fulfill its international environmental obligations. The President, when making this designation, must take into account the extent to which a country effectively enforces these laws and fulfills these obligations.
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Timeline
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • January 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 6, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • January 6, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3975: Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthFree trade and trade barriersTrade restrictions

Earth Act

USA117th CongressHR-219| House 
| Updated: 1/6/2021
The Earth Act This bill establishes an additional basis for excluding a foreign country from designation as a beneficiary developing country for the purposes of preferential trade treatment. Specifically, the bill makes a country ineligible for this designation if it fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or to fulfill its international environmental obligations. The President, when making this designation, must take into account the extent to which a country effectively enforces these laws and fulfills these obligations.
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Timeline
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • January 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 6, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • January 6, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Lloyd Doggett

Lloyd Doggett

Democratic Representative

Texas

Ways and Means Committee, Trade Subcommittee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3975: Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthFree trade and trade barriersTrade restrictions