Arrington Joins Effort to Protect American Businesses from EU Regulatory Overreach

Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by Rep. Craig Goldman (TX-12) and Rep. Greg Steube (FL-17) in introducing H.R. 9892, the Stop EU Overreach Act. The legislation directs the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate the European Union's policies to impose costly foreign regulations on American businesses operating on U.S. soil.

"America should never allow foreign bureaucrats to discriminate against our companies," said Chairman Arrington. "While President Trump is opening new markets for American energy exports and strengthening our economy, the European Union continues to impose unfair regulations that target American energy producers and put our businesses at a competitive disadvantage. I'm proud to join my colleagues in introducing the Stop EU Overreach Act to promote American energy, protect U.S. businesses from foreign regulatory overreach, and ensure our trading partners treat U.S. producers fairly."

"This important legislation will protect American businesses from the EU's woke regulations and extreme green energy mandates. These radical regulations on U.S. businesses would not only cost American businesses more than a trillion dollars, but also represent a clear overreach into American sovereignty," said Rep. Goldman. "I'm grateful for the incredible support of my colleagues on this issue, as we fight to protect American businesses."

"American businesses should answer to American law, not to regulators in Brussels," said Rep. Steube. "The EU's sustainability mandates are a backdoor tax on our farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses that never voted for a single one of these rules. I'm co-leading the Stop EU Overreach Act with Reps. Goldman and Arrington to make sure USTR pushes back before this costs American jobs."

The Stop EU Overreach Act would:

• Direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to launch a Section 301 investigation, under the U.S. Trade Act of 1974, in response to the EU's "sustainability" regulatory regime that places extraterritorial requirements on American companies.
• Require the USTR to consider if the EU's use of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) constitutes an unreasonable or discriminatory trade practice burdening U.S. commerce.
• Instruct the USTR to identify appropriate remedies to counter these burdens and promptly report its findings to the relevant committees in the U.S. House and Senate.

Background:

The EU is seeking to impose extreme environmental mandates on American companies operating outside of the EU. By forcing American businesses to adhere to costly foreign regulations on supply chains, reporting requirements, and environmental practices, these mandates distort free market competition, threaten American jobs, and disadvantage American producers and manufacturers in global markets.

The Stop EU Overreach Act is an America First policy that ensures American businesses answer to American law - not foreign bureaucrats.