HR 5625
116th Congress
House
International Affairs
Africa
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Forests, forestry, trees
Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019
Introduced: January 16, 2020
Introduced by:
Escobar, Veronica
Democratic
· Texas
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 16, 2020
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.
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cosponsors
1