Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2025
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Latest Action · November 20, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government 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.
H.R. 6185 would authorize the President to impose economic sanctions against foreign individuals and entities whose actions significantly worsen climate change or harm environmental defenders. The bill allows the administration to block property, deny visas, and restrict access to the U.S. financial system for those engaged in activities like building inefficient coal-fired power plants, illegal deforestation, misrepresenting environmental impacts of projects, or silencing environmental advocates. The sanctions also apply to those providing financial or material support for these activities and to government officials who approve such actions. The bill protects environmental advocates, Indigenous peoples, and climate-displaced persons by authorizing sanctions against those who threaten or abuse them. While no specific funding amount or timeline is mandated, the legislation authorizes necessary appropriations to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control to implement and enforce these sanctions. The bill emphasizes that sanctions are one part of a broader climate strategy and encourages international cooperation in similar efforts.
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