legislation: 110-hr-6795
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| 110-hr-6795 | 110 | hr | 6795 | End the Trade Deficit Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 5 | End the Trade Deficit Act - Establishes the Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit to develop a trade policy plan to eliminate the U.S. merchandise trade deficit and to develop a competitive trade policy for the 21st century.Requires the Commission to report to the President and to Congress on: (1) its findings and conclusions; (2) a detailed plan for reducing both the overall trade deficit and specific bilateral trade deficits; and (3) any recommendations for administrative and legislative actions necessary for such reductions.Prohibits the President from submitting to Congress any free trade agreement or legislation implementing one until: (1) the report has been delivered to Congress and to the President; and (2) specified congressional committees have completed a hearing on it. | 2018-11-08T23:34:17Z |