Re: Oppose H.R. 3009, the Fast Track Conference Report

The document is a joint statement from several environmental organizations urging the U.S. Congress to oppose H.R. 3009, the fast track conference report. The authors argue that the bill fails to protect environmental stewardship, lacks parity between environmental and commercial enforcement, and contains flawed investor lawsuit rules similar to NAFTA's Chapter 11. Specifically, they claim the report limits the use of trade measures to address failures in environmental law enforcement and provides inadequate protection for Multilateral Environmental Agreements.

• The authors argue that H.R. 3009 fails to address issues regarding investor lawsuit rules, specifically failing to protect non-discriminatory environmental protections from challenges by foreign investors and failing to limit expropriation rights to those established by U.S. Supreme Court case law.
• The conference report is criticized for lacking parity between the enforcement of commercial and environmental provisions, including language that restricts the use of trade measures when countries fail to enforce environmental laws.
• The document claims the report undermines environmental progress by providing minimal assistance for other countries to improve standards, offering inadequate protection for Multilateral Environmental Agreements, and attacking consumer labeling as a trade barrier.

APA

Porter, S., Dewey, R., Hayden, M., Zdeb, S., Durbin, A., Minette, M., Shultz, L., Curtis, K., Joffe, P., Campaigne, A., Seligman, D., & Aurilio, A. (2002). Re: Oppose H.R. 3009, the Fast Track Conference Report. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/news/u-s-fast-track-conference-bill-neither-reflects-americas-environmental-values-nor-addresses-fundamental-problems-with-investment-rules/

Chicago

Porter, Stephen, Robert Dewey, Martin Hayden, Sara Zdeb, Andrea Durbin, Mary Minette, Lexi Shultz, et al. Re: Oppose H.R. 3009, the Fast Track Conference Report. Center for International Environmental Law, 2002. https://www.ciel.org/news/u-s-fast-track-conference-bill-neither-reflects-americas-environmental-values-nor-addresses-fundamental-problems-with-investment-rules/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{porter2002oppose, author = {Porter, Stephen and Dewey, Robert and Hayden, Martin and Zdeb, Sara and Durbin, Andrea and Minette, Mary and Shultz, Lexi and Curtis, Kevin and Joffe, Paul and Campaigne, Alyssondra and Seligman, Dan and Aurilio, Anna}, title = {{Re: Oppose H.R. 3009, the Fast Track Conference Report}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2002}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/u-s-fast-track-conference-bill-neither-reflects-americas-environmental-values-nor-addresses-fundamental-problems-with-investment-rules/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }