{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-congressman-meusers-protecting-us-business-sovereignty-act", "House Passes Congressman Meuser\u2019s Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act", "2024-09-20", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4790, the Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act, introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga. The bill includes a beneficial provision authored by Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), H.R. 4653, the Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act.\n\nRep. Meuser\u2019s legislation specifically targets foreign overreach by addressing the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study how this EU directive harms U.S. businesses.\n\nCSDDD imposes politically motivated environmental and social mandates on U.S. businesses operating in European markets, threatening U.S. economic sovereignty, and harming our economy. Any U.S. business that does $100 million in revenue in the EU is captured and forced to comply or face heavy penalties.\n\n\"Let me be clear\u2014Republicans are not against ESG as an investment choice,\" said Congressman Meuser. \"If individual investors want to prioritize environmental, social, or governance factors, that\u2019s their freedom. What we oppose is when these ideological views are mandated\u2014when investors and businesses are forced to comply with burdensome regulations that prioritize political ideology over profitability.\"\n\nCongressman Meuser\u2019s legislation prioritizes economic growth, limits regulatory overreach, and safeguards the freedom of choice for American investors. Congressman Meuser urges the Senate to swiftly pass this important legislation to ensure American businesses and investors are protected from harmful, unnecessary mandates.\n\nText of H.R. 4653, the Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act, can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-congressman-meusers-protecting-us-business-sovereignty-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6075049061328173, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}