Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 21, 2019)
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 just happenedNov 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 21, 2019
- Nov 21, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Nov 21, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate