# 116-hr-5625: Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019

116-hr-5625, Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5625
- Congress: 116
- Title: Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2020-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5625 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5625)

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- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5625 (as of 2025-11-18).