3.0.0 1946 2023-01-11T13:27:38Z 2023-01-11T13:27:38Z House HR 2015-04-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BLUMENAUER:H.R. 1946.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2418]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-06T13:23:12Z Referred to 2015-04-22T14:04:45Z 2015-05-06 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2015-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-04-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E555) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2015-04-22 True N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 2015-04-22 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2015-04-22 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2015-04-22 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2015-04-22 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-04-22 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2015-04-22 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2015-04-22 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2015-04-22 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2015-06-08 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Animal and plant health Congressional oversight Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures International law and treaties Land use and conservation Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2015-04-22 Introduced in House 2015-05-05T18:21:00Z Trade and Environment Enforcement Act or the Green 301 Act

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to take certain discretionary trade action against foreign countries that engage in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices that fail to enforce their environmental laws effectively.

Directs the USTR to identify foreign country trade practices that affect negatively the environment of the United States, the foreign country, a third country, or internationally.

]]> Green 301 Act Display Title Green 301 Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade Representative to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Green 301 Act Short Titles as Introduced Trade and Environment Enforcement Act Introduced in House 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1946ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1946ih.xml 2015-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.