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S. 1405 117th Congress Senate

Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change, to reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change, to reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2021 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 28, 2021
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 Latest action April 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that is responsible for or involved in specified activities that are detrimental to the environment.

Such activities include (1) causing significant excess greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation; (2) causing significant or illegal deforestation or loss of natural carbon sinks; and (3) knowingly misrepresenting the environmental impact of a project, investment, or product.

The bill further states that it is U.S. policy to consider any act of corruption related to such activities and any violation of internationally recognized human rights committed against specified individuals to be sanctionable.

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  • HR 3245 Identical bill Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2021
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 16, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1405: Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1405/
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"S. 1405: Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1405/.
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