Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5625
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: 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
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Latin America
Mining
Multilateral development programs
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House