{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140418194610/http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/2274-blumenauer-bill-promotes-environmental-accountability-through-trade", "Blumenauer Bill Promotes Environmental Accountability through Trade", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Earl Blumenauer", "B000574", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Blumenauer Bill Promotes Environmental Accountability through Trade\t\t \n\n\tWashington, DC\u00a0\u2013 Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) introduced HR 3733, the Trade and Environment Enforcement Act, also known as the Green 301 Act. Green 301 expands the Section 301 provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 to encompass environmental effects. It provides tools to help prevent practices by other countries that cause negative environmental impacts to human, animal, or plant life or health, or to prevent the conservation of exhaustible natural resources domestically or internationally.\n\n\t\u201cThe United States has helped create the largest trade network the world has ever seen,\u201d said Blumenauer. \u201cAs we leverage our commercial influence in the global economy, we can also ensure the countries we are doing business with adhere to basic environmental standards.\u201d\n\n\tGreen 301 would allow the US government to impose penalties, including the increase of tariffs, on countries that:\n \n\t\n\t\tFail to effectively enforce the environmental laws of a foreign country;\n\t\n\t\tWaived or otherwise derogated from the environmental laws of a foreign country or weakened the protections afforded by such laws;\n\t\n\t\tFail to provide for judicial or administrative proceedings giving access to remedies for violations of the environmental laws of a foreign country;\n\t\n\t\tFail to provide appropriate and effective sanctions or remedies for violations of the environmental laws of a foreign country; or\n\t\n\t\tFail to effectively enforce environmental commitments in agreements to which a foreign country and the United States are a Party\n \n\n\t\u201cThe promise of an open, mutually beneficial trade relationship with the US is both a carrot and a stick,\u201d continued Blumenauer. \u201cGreen 301, which is\u00a0supported by the top environmental and conservation groups, lets our trade partners know that, not only does the United States expect our partners to adhere to environmental agreements, but now there could be serious economic penalties for countries that don\u2019t hold up their end of the bargain.\u201d\n\n\tOregon and other states heavily dependent on international commerce are greatly disadvantaged when trading partners derogate from their environmental laws, which provide them with an unfair advantage and undercuts U.S. companies, which operate under strong environmental protections.\n\n\t\u201cOregon\u2019s iconic brands wouldn\u2019t exist without strong international trading relationships,\u201d said Blumenauer. \u201cBut my support for international trade agreements has always been predicated on the notion that the agreements establish a balanced trading regime. Our companies play by the rules, and we expect others to as well.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://web.archive.org/web/20140418194610/http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/2274-blumenauer-bill-promotes-environmental-accountability-through-trade"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3712479267269373, "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"}