# 114-hr-3627: Earth Act

114-hr-3627, Earth Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3627
- Congress: 114
- Title: Earth Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Introduced: 2015-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Earth Act This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements under the General System of Preferences (GSP). The President shall not designate a foreign country as a beneficiary developing country eligible for preferential treatment under the GSP if it fails to enforce effectively its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations, including as they relate to public health.

## Cosponsors (15)

- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- XAVIER BECERRA (D-CA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3627 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3627)

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