Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Nov 20, 2025
What it does
The bill would authorize the Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2025 would authorize the President to impose sanctions—including visa bans and asset freezes—on foreign individuals or entities determined to engage in significant actions that exacerbate climate change, illegal deforestation, or harm to environmental defenders, such as promoting high-emission energy projects or misrepresenting environmental impacts. The bill applies to foreign persons who knowingly, recklessly, or willfully contribute to greenhouse gas emissions inconsistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, destroy carbon sinks, or enable violence against environmental advocates. It also states that…
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