HR 219 United States House · 117th Congress

Earth Act

Summary
The Earth Act This bill establishes an additional basis for excluding a foreign country from designation as a beneficiary developing country for the purposes of preferential trade treatment. Specifically, the bill makes a country ineligible for this designation if it fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or to fulfill its international environmental obligations. The President, when making this designation, must take into account the extent to which a country effectively enforces these laws and fulfills these obligations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 6, 2021 Last action Jan 6, 2021
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Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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Jan 6, 2021
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Lloyd Doggett
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