3.0.0 5625 2022-02-09T03:41:59Z 2022-02-09T03:41:59Z House HR 2020-01-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)][House][Pages H325-H326]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 5625.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by[[Page H326]]this Constitution in the government of the United States, orin any department or officer thereof.]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-07T21:55:43Z Referred to 2020-01-16T14:00:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-16T14:00:45Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-16T14:00:40Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-16T14:00:35Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-16T14:00:25Z Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019 116 2955 S 2019-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-02-07 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2020-01-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-01-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-01-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-01-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-01-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 N V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2020-01-16 True 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 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 International Affairs 00 2020-01-16 Introduced in House 2020-11-27T23:22:58Z 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.

]]> Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019 Display Title Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced 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 in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5625ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5625ih.xml 2020-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.