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| 111-s-4055 | 111 | s | 4055 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-22 | 2010-12-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 4 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through June 30, 2012. Extends TAA for firms and farmers through June 30, 2013. Extends the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than June 30, 2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through June 30, 2012, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients. Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through June 30, 2012. Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through June 30, 2012, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers. Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through June 30, 2012. Extends through June 30, 2012, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to expand the TAA grant program for community college and career training to include individuals who are, or are likely to become, eligible for unemployment compensation or who remain unemployed after exhausting their unemployment benefits. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs users fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through March 31, 2020, and… | 2023-01-11T13:21:06Z | |
| 111-hr-6549 | 111 | hr | 6549 | Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] | CA | D | S001156 | 2 | Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to initiate, upon petition or a referral from another federal agency, an investigation into claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (including any cash deposits or other security) with respect to covered merchandise imported into the United States. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative preliminary determination, to: (1) suspend liquidation of each entry of the covered merchandise, and reopen and hold in suspension any liquidated entry; (2) notify the administering authority (Secretary of Commerce, or other responsible U.S. officer) of the determination and request identification of the applicable cash deposit rate to apply to the entries at issue; and (3) require the posting of such deposit for each entry. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative final determination, to: (1) suspend or continue to suspend liquidation of each entry of covered merchandise; (2) notify the administering authority of the determination and request identification of the applicable antidumping or countervailing duties or cash deposit rate for such entries; (3) require the posting of cash deposits and assess duties; (4) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security posted for covered merchandise entered on or after the date of such determination; and (5) take appropriate additional enforcement measures. Requires the administering authority to apply the highest applicable cash deposit or antidumping or countervailing duty in cases where the producer or exporter of covered merchandise is unknown. Requires the Commissioner, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that CBP employs and assigns sufficient personnel to prevent the importation of merchandise in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders or findings. Requires the Commissioner to hire at least an additional 100 full-time… | 2023-01-11T13:21:11Z | |
| 111-hr-6517 | 111 | hr | 6517 | Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-13 | 2010-12-29 | Became Public Law No: 111-344. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | L000263 | 4 | Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Health Coverage Improvement - Subtitle A: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through February 12, 2011. Requires funding levels for TAA programs under prior law to apply beginning February 13, 2011, as if the amendments made by this Act had never been enacted. Amends the Trade Act of 1974, however, to authorize appropriations through February 12, 2012 for: (1) TAA programs for workers, firms, and farmers; and (2) alternative TAA for older workers. Limits for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011-February 12, 2011, the total amount of payments that may be made by the Secretary of Labor for training assistance for workers. Authorizes appropriations for the reemployment TAA program through February 12, 2011. Authorizes the Secretary for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011- February 12, 2011, to make certain TAA funds available for grants to assist eligible communities to develop strategic plans for their economic adjustment to the impact of trade . Extends permanently certain reporting requirements under: (1) the Community College and Career Training Grant program, and (2) the Industry or Sector Partnership Grant program for communities impacted by trade. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011-February 12, 2011, to carry out the Sector Partnership Grant program. (Sec. 102) Extends the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than February 12, 2011. Subtitle B: Health Coverage Improvement - (Sec. 111) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through February 12, 2011, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] p… | 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z | |
| 111-s-4008 | 111 | s | 4008 | Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-03 | 2010-12-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 1 | Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to provide for the imposition of three or more sanctions with respect to a person who knowingly: (1) enters into an agreement relating to the purchase of petroleum resources from, or delivery of petroleum resources to, Iran; or (2) purchases, subscribes to, or facilitates the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt. Imposes sanctions with respect to facilitating the extraction or milling of uranium ore in Iran. Subjects a parent entity, with specified exceptions, to penalties for violations of certain sanctions regarding Iran committed by a subsidiary outside of the United States that would be subject to prohibitions if committed inside the United States or by a U.S. person. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the amortization of geological and geophysical expenditure tax incentives if certain sanctions regarding the development of Iranian petroleum resources are imposed on any member of an expanded affiliated group whose common parent is a foreign corporation. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible certain aliens who engage in activities with Iran for which there are sanctions. Imposes sanctions on affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and excludes any such affiliates from the United States. Requires additional measures (including foreign assistance, arms, import, and export restrictions) to be taken against a foreign government so identified. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to promote the divestment of investments in Iran by permitting the deferral of tax on gain from the sale of securities in any business that is engaged in certain discouraged activities in Iran if the holder of such securities purchases replacement securities from a business not engaged in such discouraged activities. Expands the the prohibition on U.S. government contracts for persons conducting business with Iran to include contracts that provide: (1) for the export of sensitive technology (any technology d… | 2023-01-11T13:21:08Z | |
| 111-hr-6475 | 111 | hr | 6475 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6476 | 111 | hr | 6476 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6477 | 111 | hr | 6477 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women covering the ankle. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women covering the ankle. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6478 | 111 | hr | 6478 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men covering the ankle. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men covering the ankle. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6479 | 111 | hr | 6479 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for men. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for men. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6480 | 111 | hr | 6480 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for women. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for women. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-s-4003 | 111 | s | 4003 | Duty Suspension Facilitation Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 1 | Duty Suspension Facilitation Act of 2010 - Directs the International Trade Commission (ITC) to propose to Congress temporary duty suspensions or duty reductions under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). Prohibits the ITC from recommending any suspension or reduction in duty if: (1) an interested federal agency determines it is not in the U.S. interest and that determination is included in the agency public hearing record; (2) a domestic producer objects to the suspension or reduction, demonstrating that there is domestic production of the article concerned in commercially available quantities; (3) the loss in revenue to the United States from the duty suspension or reduction exceeds $500,000 annually (adjusted for inflation); or (4) the duty suspension or reduction is for more than three years. | 2023-01-11T13:21:08Z | |
| 111-hres-1748 | 111 | hres | 1748 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-01 | 2010-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey. | 2023-01-11T13:21:10Z | |
| 111-hr-6252 | 111 | hr | 6252 | Responsible Electronics Recycling Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000410 | 3 | Responsible Electronics Recycling Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the export of restricted electronic waste to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or the European Union (EU), or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promulgate procedures for identifying certain electronic equipment as well as additional restricted toxic materials contained in such equipment which poses a potential hazard to human health or the environment; and (3) establish criminal penalties for knowingly exporting restricted electronic waste in violation of this Act. Allows certain exceptions to such export ban. Defines "restricted electronic waste" to include electronic equipment, such as computers, televisions, printers, copiers, video game systems, telephones, and similar used electronic products, that contain cathode ray tubes, batteries, switches, capacitors, and other parts containing lead, cadmium, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, chromium, beryllium, or other toxic ingredients. | 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z | |
| 111-hr-6259 | 111 | hr | 6259 | VOTE Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] | OH | D | S001173 | 0 | Vote On Trade Every time Act or VOTE Act - Prohibits the President from entering into a trade agreement with one or more foreign countries unless U.S. electors authorize the President to take such action. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to hold a series of public hearings throughout the United States to receive input on the effects of the trade agreement on U.S. economic growth and employment before the President enters into negotiations to enter into a trade agreement with such countries. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6285 | 111 | hr | 6285 | To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] | WI | D | K000365 | 1 | Prohibits importing or delivering for importation into the United States any paper product if: (1) its labeling does not include an official certification that it was manufactured in accordance with air and water pollution requirements that are at least as stringent as those under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), respectively; or (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that it was not manufactured in accordance with such requirements. Provides for a civil penalty of up to $10 million per transgression for violations. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Administrator to enforce this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6311 | 111 | hr | 6311 | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade Representative to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 3 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United State Trade Representative (USTR) to take certain discretionary trade action against foreign countries that engage in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices that fail to enforce their environmental laws effectively. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6320 | 111 | hr | 6320 | Small Business Export Support Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to House Budget | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 0 | Small Business Export Support Act of 2010 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of Commerce to assign export licensing compliance specialists to at least 20 United States and Foreign Commercial Service district offices to provide small and medium-sized businesses with support, training, education, and compliance assistance regarding export licensing, including arms export licensing, requirements. Directs the Secretary to review and report to the President annually on the level of staffing at each such district office in order to determine the level that will enable it to serve such businesses effectively. Requires each of the Secretaries of Commerce, of Defense (DOD), of State, and of the Treasury, as well as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to designate an export licensing coordinator who exercises significant decisionmaking authority in the respective department or agency. Requires the coordinator to devise, encourage, and coordinate department or agency activities providing small and medium-sized businesses with export licensing assistance under this Act. Establishes in the Department of Commerce an Interagency Task Force on Export Control Assistance and Relief for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to report annually to Congress its recommendations for improving such assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hres-1681 | 111 | hres | 1681 | Supporting effective enforcement of United States trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders and particularly with regard to transshipment, in order to protect United States revenue and consumers and remedy harm to impacted United States companies and industries and American workers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | B000575 | 5 | Recognizes the critical roles played by the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in enforcing U.S. trade laws as well as antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Supports the effective enforcement of U.S. trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders as they pertain to transshipment, in order to protect U.S. revenue and consumers and remedy harm to impacted U.S. companies and industries and U.S. workers. Encourages U.S. trading partners to take prompt action to ensure that foreign companies exporting to the United States abide by all U.S. trade laws and antidumping and countervailing duty orders. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-hres-1684 | 111 | hres | 1684 | Honoring the memories of Ronald H. Brown, 32 other remarkable Americans and 2 distinguished Croatians who prematurely lost their lives on April 3, 1996, while on a trade mission to the Balkans. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] | OH | R | T000463 | 4 | Honors the memories of Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and 32 other Americans and two Croatian citizens who lost their lives on April 3, 1996, while serving their countries on a trade mission to the Balkans. Extends gratitude to the contributions of those men and women, who helped to put the Balkans on the path towards peace, stability, and economic viability. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-hres-1699 | 111 | hres | 1699 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the United States with regards to paper products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] | WI | D | K000365 | 0 | Encourages the International Trade Commission (ITC) to give the same consideration to the pending determination of certain coated paper products as it had previously in the case of lightweight thermal paper. Supports the efforts of the U.S. paper industry to ensure that competition within the global paper market is kept on a level playing field. Recognizes the vital contributions of the U.S. paper industry to innovation, employment, and the very fabric of life in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-s-3893 | 111 | s | 3893 | A bill to establish the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Establishes the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission to examine, and report to the President and Congress on, the causes of the U.S. trade deficit, together with recommendations to address and reduce trade imbalances, such as the U.S. merchandise trade deficit, in order to promote sustainable economic growth that provides broad-based income and employment gains. | 2023-01-11T13:21:22Z | |
| 111-hr-6231 | 111 | hr | 6231 | American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-28 | 2010-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] | AZ | D | G000554 | 1 | American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2010 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC). Requires the TPCC to review the proposed annual budget of each federal agency, before it is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President, when (as required by current law) assessing the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among such agencies in support of export promotion and export financing. Requires the governmentwide strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts, in conducting the review of current federal programs designed to promote the sale of U.S. exports and developing a plan to bring such activities into line with specified priorities, to take into account recommendations from a representative number of U.S. exporters, particularly small business and medium-sized businesses, and representatives of U.S. workers. Directs the President to issue an executive order and necessary regulations to provide the TPCC chairperson with the authority to ensure that the TPCC carries out each of its duties and develops and implements the strategic plan. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct at least once every five years a global assessment of overseas markets to determine those with the greatest potential for increasing U.S. exports, and (2) redeploy U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service personnel and other resources on the basis of that assessment. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require each chief of mission to a foreign country to develop an approved plan for effective diplomacy to remove or reduce obstacles to exports of U.S. goods and services. | 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z | |
| 111-s-3823 | 111 | s | 3823 | A bill to remove preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-22 | 2010-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 0 | Removes duty-free or other preferential treatment eligibility under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain imported sleeping bags. | 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z | |
| 111-s-3725 | 111 | s | 3725 | Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6891-6893) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 5 | Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the administering authority to initiate an antidumping duty or countervailing duty investigation with respect to the importation of covered merchandise into the United States that is: (1) subject to an antidumping duty order or countervailing duty order; and (2) mislabeled, misidentified, or misreported as merchandise that is not subject to such order or finding, or that is subject to a lower rate of duty than the applicable rate under such order or finding. Requires the administering authority also to initiate such investigations upon receiving: (1) a petition alleging the importation of covered merchandise; or (2) a referral by the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Requires the administering authority in cases of an affirmative preliminary determination to instruct CBP to: (1) suspend liquidation of entry of each covered merchandise; and (2) require the posting of a cash bond for each entry. Requires the administering authority in cases of an affirmative final determination to instruct CBP to: (1) assess duties on such merchandise pursuant to the order or finding; (2) reliquidate such merchandise in accordance with the order or finding; and (3) review bond amounts posted for covered merchandise entered into the United States. Directs the Commissioner to establish procedures to: (1) permit interested parties to file a petition with the CBP alleging the importation of covered merchandise; (2) authorize the CBP to investigate such allegations and make determinations or referrals to the administering authority with respect to the importation; and (3) suspend liquidation of entries of covered merchandise, require the posting of bond, and assess any duties. Requires the administering authority and the Commissioner to take certain actions in cases where the producer or exporter of covered merchandise is unknown. Requires only a single protective order for concurrent proceedings coveri… | 2023-01-11T13:21:39Z | |
| 111-s-3741 | 111 | s | 3741 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 2 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 - Requires the seizure and forfeiture of an imported textile or apparel article for which a trade preference has been claimed in cases where the importer: (1) has either misdescribed or not verified the article's country of origin; or (2) provides false information as to his or her address or does not meet certain documentation or informational requirements upon entry of an article. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) or the Secretary of the Treasury to use amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of articles due to violations of the U.S. customs laws to pay for expenses related to the investigation and enforcement of such violations. Authorizes also the use of such amounts to pay for a reward of the lesser of at least 20% of that amount or $20,000 to any person who furnishes information that leads to an arrest, conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of articles due to violations enforced by the Secretary. Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure specified staffing of the Textile Operations Branch of the Textile and Apparel Policy and Programs (TAPP) division of the Office of International Trade within CBP and of the Textile/Apparel Policy Branch of TAPP. Requires the Commissioner to allocate, to the 15 largest U.S. ports of entry for textile or apparel articles, a certain number of Import Specialists trained in preventing textile or apparel importer fraud. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require certain documentation or information from an importer upon the entry of textile or apparel articles to include an affidavit with specified information that may be electronically filed with CBP. Prescribes additional bonding requirements for the importation of textile or apparel articles. Specifies producers, manufacturers, suppliers, sellers, importers, exporters subject to certain prohibitions against fraud, gross negligence, or negligence in the documentation of imported merchandise. Requires t… | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-hr-6007 | 111 | hr | 6007 | Trade Enforcement Priorities Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-30 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | C001081 | 2 | Trade Enforcement Priorities Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements for investigations by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) of priority foreign country practices which if eliminated will likely have the most significant potential to increase U.S. exports. Urges the USTR, before initiating an investigation, to seek consultations with each foreign country identified as engaging in priority foreign country trade practices in order to reach a satisfactory resolution of such practices. Requires the USTR to initiate an investigation only if a satisfactory resolution has not been reached within 90 days after a report on the practices to the appropriate congressional committees. | 2023-01-11T13:21:49Z | |
| 111-hr-6071 | 111 | hr | 6071 | Emergency China Trade Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-30 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to House Rules | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] | CA | D | S000344 | 7 | Emergency China Trade Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a persistent trade deficit with the People's Republic of China (PRC) is harmful to the long-term health of the U.S. economy and must be corrected; and (2) the President should begin immediate negotiations with the PRC to eliminate the trade deficit within four years. Withdraws the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) from PRC products. Requires the President to: (1) negotiate a balanced trade relationship between the United States and the PRC within four years after enactment of this Act; and (2) submit trade implementing legislation to Congress, which shall be considered on an expedited basis. | 2023-01-11T13:21:47Z | |
| 111-hr-5940 | 111 | hr | 5940 | Save U.S. Manufacturing and Jobs Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 15 | Save U.S. Manufacturing and Jobs Act - Removes duty-free or other preferential treatment eligibility under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain imported sleeping bags. | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5975 | 111 | hr | 5975 | Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] | CA | D | S000344 | 1 | Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) authority to make loans and issue investment insurance and investment guarantees until four years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Sets forth provisions respecting OPIC transparency and accountability. Requires OPIC to: (1) maintain an Office of Accountability to provide project problem-solving services and to review OPIC compliance with environmental, social, worker rights, human rights, and transparency policies; (2) provide Congress with notice of consideration of approval of an extractive industry financing project of $10 million or more; and (3) notify Congress if specified OPIC's maximum insurance and outstanding financing liability at any one time exceeds it's maximum contingent liability for the preceding fiscal year by 25% or more. Gives preference to projects where the investor and the host country have agreed to implement Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative principles. Requires OPIC to: (1) commit adequate staff and resources to assist small businesses and investors in the United States obtain insurance, reinsurance, financing, and other OPIC support; and (2) give preferential consideration to investment projects in less developed countries whose governments are receptive to private enterprise. Authorizes OPIC programs in Iraq. Prohibits OPIC assistance to an applicant who is involved in a "discouraged transaction" with state sponsors of terrorism. Defines "discouraged transaction" as: (1) an investment commitment of $20 million or more by the investor in the energy sector of a state sponsor of terrorism; (2) a loan or credit extension of more than $5 million to the government of a state sponsor of terrorism that is outstanding on the date OPIC enters into a contract with the investor and for which payment is not required within 45 days; and (3) the transfer by the investor of goods that are … | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hres-1562 | 111 | hres | 1562 | Recognizing the importance of trade to job creation and the United States economy and calling for the immediate implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-27 | 2010-07-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] | ID | D | M001175 | 7 | Recognizes the importance of reducing trade barriers between the United States and key trade partners in order to increase exports, create jobs, stimulate the economy, and improve relations with international trade partners. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement should be implemented immediately. | 2023-01-11T13:21:45Z | |
| 111-hr-5797 | 111 | hr | 5797 | Small Manufacturers Export Initiative Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 6 | Small Manufacturers Export Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to increase by at least 80 the number of full-time Department of Commerce employees, including those overseas, whose primary responsibilities involve promoting the entry and participation of U.S. businesses, especially small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers, in the global marketplace. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary: (1) for such activities; and (2) to expand the ExporTech program, requiring preference for activities that assist small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers, create or sustain the greatest number of jobs in the United States, and obtain the maximum return on investment. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should enhance federal collaboration with states on export promotion issues by: (1) training state international trade agency staff to assist the United States and Foreign Commercial Service in providing export services to businesses in their communities; and (2) entering into agreements with such state agencies to deliver export promotion services in their local communities to extend the outreach of Service programs. | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-s-3568 | 111 | s | 3568 | Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-12 | 2010-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 3 | Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, consisting of revenues from duties paid on imported citrus and citrus products, to support scientific research, technical assistance, and development activities to combat both domestic and invasive citrus diseases and pests harming the United States. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to issue an order to: (1) subject domestic citrus producers to the requirements of this Act; and (2) establish a Citrus Research and Development Board. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to the Board to develop a coordinated program of research and product development relating to: (1) scientific research of both domestic and invasive diseases and pests afflicting the citrus industry; and (2) support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered through Fund research or other research projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests. Requires the President to notify certain congressional committees before entering into a trade agreement that could result in a decrease in the amount of: (1) duties paid on imported citrus and citrus products; and (2) funds transferred into the Fund. | 2023-01-11T13:21:44Z | |
| 111-hr-5694 | 111 | hr | 5694 | One Global Internet Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-01 | Referred to House Judiciary | House | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] | CA | D | L000397 | 11 | One Global Internet Act of 2010 - Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet. Requires the Task Force to implement strategies in response to foreign government policies that unjustifiably or unreasonably burden or restrict international trade in Internet-related goods, services, and content, mandate or otherwise preference Internet-related technology standards and related measures, impede the free flow of information on the Internet, or otherwise threaten U.S. interests in Internet-related international trade and the open, global nature of the Internet. Requires the Task Force to transmit to Congress specified annual reports and action plans and to hold a public hearing in the preparation of each report and plan. Instructs the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate an investigation of any acts, policies, or practices of a foreign government that are identified in such reports and plans as priority concerns in accordance with specified provisions of the Trade Act of 1974. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General to investigate whether each act, policy, or practice identified in such a report or plan (or any related action by a nongovernmental entity) violates any antitrust laws. Requires the Task Force to report to Congress on the sufficiency of existing multilateral and bilateral trade agreements in advancing specified objectives that support the goal of a single open, global Internet. Instructs the Task Force to organize specified standards related training. | 2023-01-11T13:21:57Z | |
| 111-s-3505 | 111 | s | 3505 | China Fair Trade Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-06-17 | 2010-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 5 | China Fair Trade Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to provide that certain exceptions and waivers to the prohibition on the procurement of the products of a country that is not a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement shall not apply with respect to the procurements of products or services of the People's Republic of China. Amends the Buy American Act to declare that certain exceptions to the Act requiring only U.S. materials be used for public use shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese made products until China becomes a party to the Agreement. Declares that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese products by the Department of Defense (DOD) until China becomes a party to such Agreement. Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to declare that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements under such Act shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese steel and products until China becomes a party to the Agreement. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on the productive capacity of the major industrial sectors in China. Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on: (1) Chinese policies and the subsidies China provides in the development and exportation of renewable energy products and technologies; and (2) the impact such policies and subsidies have on U.S. manufacturers of such products and technologies. | 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z | |
| 111-hr-5547 | 111 | hr | 5547 | To terminate the authorities of the Trade and Development Agency. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-06-16 | 2010-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] | CA | R | R000487 | 0 | Abolishes the Trade and Development Agency. | 2023-01-11T13:19:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5524 | 111 | hr | 5524 | To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains from the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-06-15 | 2010-06-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] | MO | R | A000358 | 3 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make it unlawful for a person to import plastinated human remains into the United States from the People's Republic of China. Imposes civil penalties, including forfeiture of the remains, for violation of such prohibition. Requires enforcement by the Secretary of Homeland Security. | 2023-01-11T13:19:55Z | |
| 111-hres-1435 | 111 | hres | 1435 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-06-14 | 2010-06-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1] | HI | R | D000611 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines. | 2023-01-11T13:19:50Z | |
| 111-sres-544 | 111 | sres | 544 | A resolution supporting increased market access for exports of United States beef and beef products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-27 | 2010-05-27 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4560-4562; text as passed Senate: CR S5461-4562; text of measure as introduced: CR S4555-4556) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) sanitary measures affecting trade in beef and beef products between the United States and China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Mexico, and Vietnam should be based on science; (2) since banning U.S. beef in December 2003, such countries have failed to comply with internationally-recognized World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) scientific guidelines with respect to U.S. beef and beef products; (3) these countries should fully comply with such guidelines, and open their markets to U.S. beef product exporters; and (4) the President should continue to insist on full access for U.S. beef product exporters to the markets of such countries. | 2017-12-13T21:31:14Z | |
| 111-hr-5375 | 111 | hr | 5375 | Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-25 | 2010-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | O000169 | 1 | Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $1,000 the value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. | 2023-01-11T13:20:08Z | |
| 111-hr-5393 | 111 | hr | 5393 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-25 | 2010-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | House | Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] | NC | D | K000369 | 27 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 - Requires the seizure and forfeiture of an imported textile or apparel article for which a trade preference has been claimed in cases where the importer: (1) has either misdescribed or not verified the article's country of origin; or (2) provides false information as to his or her address or does not meet certain documentation or informational requirements upon entry of an article. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) or the Secretary of the Treasury to use amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of articles due to violations of the U.S. customs laws to pay for expenses related to the investigation and enforcement of such violations. Authorizes also the use of such amounts to pay for a reward of the lesser of at least 20% of that amount or $20,000 to any person who furnishes information that leads to an arrest, conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of articles due to violations enforced by the Secretary. Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure specified staffing of the Textile Operations Branch of the Textile and Apparel Policy and Programs (TAPP) division of the Office of International Trade within CBP and of the Textile/Apparel Policy Branch of TAPP. Requires the Commissioner to allocate, to the 15 largest U.S. ports of entry for textile or apparel articles, a certain number of Import Specialists trained in preventing textile or apparel importer fraud. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require certain documentation or information from an importer upon the entry of textile or apparel articles to include an affidavit with specified information that may be electronically filed with CBP. Prescribes additional bonding requirements for the importation of textile or apparel articles. Specifies producers, manufacturers, suppliers, sellers, importers, exporters subject to certain prohibitions against fraud, gross negligence, or negligence in the documentation of imported merchandise. Requires t… | 2023-01-11T13:20:08Z | |
| 111-hconres-279 | 111 | hconres | 279 | Disapproving of the participation of the United States in the provision by the International Monetary Fund of a multibillion dollar funding package for the European Union, until the member states of the European Union comply with the economic requirements of membership in the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-18 | 2010-05-25 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3750) | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 13 | Disapproves of U.S. participation in the provision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of a multibillion dollar funding package to the European Union (EU) until each EU member state demonstrates compliance with EU economic requirements, including limiting member state deficit to 3% of its gross domestic product and limiting total public debt to 60% of its gross domestic product. | 2023-01-11T13:20:14Z | |
| 111-hr-5319 | 111 | hr | 5319 | Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-18 | 2010-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | TX | R | J000174 | 20 | Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress about the growing federal debt of the United States, the increasing U.S. dependence on foreign creditors like its largest foreign creditor, the People's Republic of China, whose holdings could give China a tool with which to manipulate U.S. policymaking (including with respect to Taiwan) and pose a direct threat to the national economy and national security. Directs the President to report quarterly to certain congressional committees on the risks posed by foreign holdings of U.S. debt instruments, and make such report public on the Internet. Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to certain congressional committees on such risks. Directs the President to formulate, report to the appropriate congressional committees, and implement a plan of action to reduce an unsustainable level of risk to an acceptable and sustainable level, in a manner that results in a reduction in federal spending, in any case in which the President or the Comptroller General makes specified determinations that a foreign country's holdings of U.S. debt instruments pose an unacceptable risk to long-term national security or economic stability, or that the levels of risk posed by the federal debt are unsustainable. | 2023-01-11T13:20:10Z | |
| 111-s-3383 | 111 | s | 3383 | A bill to temporarily prohibit the United States loans to the International Monetary Fund to be used to provide financing for any member state of the European Union, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-18 | 2010-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 0 | Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to: (1) prohibit U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance to any European Union (EU) member state until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any IMF loans to member states until all member states are in compliance with such debt ratio. | 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z | |
| 111-hr-5299 | 111 | hr | 5299 | European Bailout Protection Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-13 | 2010-05-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] | IN | R | P000587 | 45 | European Bailout Protection Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to: (1) prohibit U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance to any European Union (EU) member state until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to oppose any IMF loans to member states until all member states are in compliance with such debt ratio. | 2023-01-11T13:20:11Z | |
| 111-hjres-83 | 111 | hjres | 83 | Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-11 | 2010-07-27 | Became Public Law No: 111-210. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] | NY | D | C001038 | 21 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 14, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and deems this resolution a renewal resolution under such Act. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend from August 17, 2018, through August 24, 2018, certain customs user fees, including those for certain commercial or private vessels, commercial trucks, railroad cars, commercial or private aircraft, barges or other bulk carriers from Canada or Mexico, dutiable mail, and customs broker permits. Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to increase required estimated tax payments of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets in the third quarter of 2015 by 0.25% to 121.75% of such amount. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage. States that this resolution shall take effect upon its enactment or July 26, 2010, whichever occurs first. | 2023-03-22T18:07:14Z | |
| 111-hconres-276 | 111 | hconres | 276 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) make the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan one of the top U.S. priorities when initiating bilateral free trade agreements with foreign countries; and (2) foster the expansion of trade opportunities with Taiwan by instructing the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to expedite negotiations on a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:20:14Z | |
| 111-sjres-29 | 111 | sjres | 29 | A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-05 | 2010-08-05 | By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 111-279. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 68 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. | 2023-01-11T13:19:57Z | |
| 111-hr-5160 | 111 | hr | 5160 | Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-04-28 | 2010-05-24 | Became Public Law No: 111-171. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 52 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) (as amended by the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 [HOPE Act], and the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 [HOPE II]) to extend, in each succeeding one-year period through FY2020 (transition period), the duty-free treatment of certain imported knit apparel articles made in one or more Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States. Extends, in each applicable one-year period through FY2020, the duty-free treatment of imported apparel articles made in Haiti or the Dominican Republic. (Sec. 4) Prescribes duty-free treatment also, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made, for specified apparel articles or made-up textile articles: (1) wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns; and (2) imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic. (Sec. 5) Sets forth a special rule for certain woven articles and certain knit articles entered during FY2010 and succeeding one-year periods. Requires the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to verify that such apparel articles imported into the United States are not being unlawfully transshipped into the United States. (Sec. 6) Revises requirements for one particular credit under the earned import allowance certificate program to reduce from three to two the number of square meter equivalents of qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric that the producer or entity controlling production can demonstrate that it purchased… | 2023-03-22T18:07:22Z | |
| 111-s-3275 | 111 | s | 3275 | Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-04-28 | 2010-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 8 | Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) (as amended by the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 [HOPE Act], and the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 [HOPE II]) to extend, in each succeeding one-year period through FY2020 (transition period), the duty-free treatment of certain imported knit apparel articles made in one or more Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States. Extends, in each applicable one-year period through FY2020, the duty-free treatment of imported apparel articles made in Haiti or the Dominican Republic. Prescribes duty-free treatment also, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made, for specified apparel articles or made-up textile articles: (1) wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns; and (2) imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic. Sets forth a special rule for certain woven articles and certain knit articles entered during FY2010 and succeeding one-year periods. Requires the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to verify that such apparel articles imported into the United States are not being unlawfully transshipped into the United States. Revises requirements for one particular credit under the earned import allowance certificate program to reduce from three to two the number of square meter equivalents of qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric that the producer or entity controlling production can demonstrate that it purchased for the manufacture in Haiti of articles like or similar to any article eligible for preferential treatment. Extends the value-added rule for apparel articles and the spec… | 2023-01-11T13:20:16Z | |
| 111-hr-5156 | 111 | hr | 5156 | Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-04-27 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 18 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 27, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade Administration, to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs; and (2) administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement a national clean energy technology export strategy. Defines "clean energy technology" to mean a technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions and: (1) reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness through U.S. infrastructure; or (2) diversify the sources of the energy supply to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered. Directs the Secretary, consistent with the National Export Initiative, to provide information, tools, and other assistance to U.S. businesses to promote clean energy technology manufacturing and facilitate the export of clean energy technology products and services. Requires such assistance to include: (1) developing critical analysis of policies to reduce production costs and promote innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector; (2) helping educate companies about … | 2023-01-11T13:16:04Z | |
| 111-hr-5123 | 111 | hr | 5123 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-intensity sweetener. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-04-22 | 2010-05-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-intensity sweetener. | 2023-01-11T13:16:05Z | |
| 111-s-3240 | 111 | s | 3240 | Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-04-21 | 2010-04-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress about the growing federal debt of the United States, the increasing U.S. dependence on foreign creditors like its largest foreign creditor, the People's Republic of China, whose holdings could give China a tool with which to manipulate U.S. policymaking (including with respect to Taiwan) and pose a direct threat to the national economy and national security. Directs the President to report quarterly to certain congressional committees on the risks posed by foreign holdings of U.S. debt instruments, and make such report public on the Internet. Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to certain congressional committees on such risks. Directs the President to formulate, report to the appropriate congressional committees, and implement a plan of action to reduce an unsustainable level of risk to an acceptable and sustainable level, in a manner that results in a reduction in federal spending, in any case in which the President or the Comptroller General makes specified determinations that a foreign country's holdings of U.S. debt instruments pose an unacceptable risk to long-term national security or economic stability, or that the levels of risk posed by the federal debt are unsustainable. | 2023-01-11T13:15:58Z | |
| 111-hr-4980 | 111 | hr | 4980 | Kick OPIC Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-25 | 2010-03-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | M001168 | 2 | Kick OPIC Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) from issuing insurance, guaranties, or reinsurance, making loan, acquiring securities, or entering into risk sharing arrangements under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, effective 60 days after enactment of this Act. Abolishes OPIC 180 days after enactment. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to perform the functions of OPIC with respect to any outstanding contracts and agreements until their expiration and to take necessary steps to wind up the affairs of OPIC. Sets forth provisions regarding the termination of OPIC authorities, the transfer of funds, and the effect on prior determinations and pending proceedings. | 2023-01-11T13:16:20Z | |
| 111-s-3170 | 111 | s | 3170 | Save Our Industries Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-25 | 2010-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 3 | Save Our Industries Act of 2010 or the SAVE Act - Grants duty-free treatment, subject to specified conditions, to certain apparel wholly assembled in the United States or the Philippines, or both, and components of such apparel consisting entirely of: (1) fabric cut in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; (2) components knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; or (3) any combination of such fabric or components. Grants: (1) a reduction of duty for such apparel, provided the same criteria are met; and (2) duty-free treatment to apparel that meet both the requirements for duty-free treatment and reduction of duty. Prescribes single transformation duty-free rules for specified apparel articles, regardless of the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the articles are made, if they: (1) are wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in the Philippines from any combination of such components; and (2) are imported directly into the United States from the Philippines. Prescribes requirements for review and enforcement of the program. Prescribes penalties for exporters and importers who engage in the transshipment of apparel that has been afforded preferential treatment under this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:16:12Z | |
| 111-hres-1196 | 111 | hres | 1196 | Supporting increased market access for exports of United States beef and beef products to Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-18 | 2010-03-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] | KS | R | M000934 | 24 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should insist on increased access to Japanese markets by U.S. exporters of beef and beef products. | 2023-01-11T13:16:17Z | |
| 111-sres-461 | 111 | sres | 461 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of a system of global taxation and regulation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-18 | 2010-03-18 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1753-1754) | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of: (1) an international system of government bailouts for the financial sector; (2) a global cap-and-trade system or other climate regulations that would punish businesses in the United States and limit the competitiveness of the United States; and (3) a global tax system that would violate U.S. sovereignty. | 2023-01-11T13:16:10Z | |
| 111-s-3134 | 111 | s | 3134 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-17 | 2010-03-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 19 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make public and report biannually to Congress on international monetary policy and currency exchange rates; and (2) appear, if requested, before certain congressional committees to testify regarding such reports. Prescribes report contents, including: (1) an analysis of currency market developments and the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of major economies and trading partners of the United States; (2) a review of the economic and monetary policies of major economies and trading partners of the United States and an evaluation of how such policies impact currency exchange rates; and (3) a list of currencies designated as fundamentally misaligned currencies. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) analyze semiannually the prevailing real effective exchange rates of foreign currencies; (2) determine whether any such currency is in fundamental misalignment; and (3) designate it for priority action if the issuing country engages in specified behavior, including excessive and prolonged official or quasi-official accumulation of foreign assets for balance of payments purposes. Prescribes procedures for: (1) negotiations and consultations; and (2) actions in response to failure, including persistent failure, to adopt appropriate policies, or take identifiable action to eliminate the fundamental misalignment. Requires the Secretary, before the United States approves a proposed change in the governance arrangement of any international financial institution, to determine whether any member of the international financial institution that would benefit from the proposed change, in the form of increased voting shares or representation, has a currency designated for priority action. Requires U.S. opposition to the proposed change if the Secretary renders an affirmative determination. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930, for purposes of an antidumping investigation or review, to require an adjustment in the price used… | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-sres-452 | 111 | sres | 452 | A resolution supporting increased market access for exports of United States beef and beef products to Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1463) | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 29 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should insist on increased access to Japanese markets by U.S. exporters of beef and beef products. | 2023-01-11T13:16:10Z | |
| 111-hr-4759 | 111 | hr | 4759 | To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-04 | 2010-03-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] | MS | D | T000074 | 31 | Withdraws Congress' approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Directs the President to provide written notice of the withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico. | 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z | |
| 111-hr-4763 | 111 | hr | 4763 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rechargeable ultracapacitor long life flashlights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-04 | 2010-03-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C001050 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain rechargeable ultracapacitor long life flashlights. | 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z | |
| 111-s-3080 | 111 | s | 3080 | Unfair Foreign Competition Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-04 | 2010-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] | PA | D | S000709 | 2 | Unfair Foreign Competition Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize a petitioning party, in an antidumping or countervailing duty investigation, to elect, within 30 days after the investigation has started, to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for determination that a U.S. industry is materially injured or is threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of the merchandise subject to the investigation, and that imports of the subject merchandise are not negligible. Authorizes such a petitioning party, within 30 days after a five-year review of an antidumping or countervailing duty order is initiated, to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for determination of whether revocation of the antidumping or countervailing duty order, or termination of a suspended investigation, would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Provides for preliminary relief and expedited action. Applies this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico. | 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z | |
| 111-hres-1124 | 111 | hres | 1124 | Supporting President Obama and his agenda to strengthen United States trade relations in Asia and with key partners like South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-02-26 | 2010-02-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] | FL | R | M001155 | 2 | Supports President Obama's agenda to strengthen U.S. trade relations in Asia and with key partners like South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. Declares that the House of Representatives remains concerned that the United States risks losing markets in Colombia, Panama, and South Korea to its competitors due to its inaction as these and other countries move forward with their respective free trade agreements. Calls on President Obama to: (1) submit to Congress the trade agreements the United States has signed with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea; and (2) work to ensure their passage as soon as possible. | 2023-01-11T13:16:33Z | |
| 111-s-2978 | 111 | s | 2978 | Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-02-02 | 2010-02-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to commit sufficient CBP resources to: (1) enhance commercial assistance to promote trade among Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the United States; (2) facilitate the preclearance of valid cargo from Haiti to the United States; (3) promote the efficient and secure movement of articles entering the United States under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA); and (4) provide technical assistance and training to Haiti's customs service to improve production validation and compliance and understanding of U.S. customs procedures, such as the Electronic Visa Information System. Amends CBERA to extend, in each succeeding one-year period through FY2013 (transition period), the duty-free treatment of certain imported knit apparel articles made in one or more Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States. Extends the value-added rule of origin for certain apparel and other textile articles imported from Haiti. Extends, for the initial applicable one-year period, and each one-year period thereafter through FY2022, the duty-free treatment of apparel articles imported directly into the United States from Haiti or the Dominican Republic in amounts not to exceed specified percentages of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month period. Extends, through December 20, 2013, the preferential treatment of wire harness automotive components manufactured in Haiti and imported into the United States, provided Haiti meets certain economic and political eligibility requirements. Establishes the Haiti Recovery and Investment Task Force to promote foreign investment in Haiti. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effectiveness of the trade preferences provided under the Hai… | 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z | |
| 111-sres-388 | 111 | sres | 388 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding unfair and discriminatory measures of the Government of Japan in failing to apply the Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program to vehicles made by United States automakers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-20 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S56) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to continue to negotiate with Japan to eliminate the unfair and discriminatory measures of Japan's Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (scrappage program); and (2) if the USTR is unable to obtain a satisfactory agreement with Japan, the USTR shall initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations. | 2023-01-11T13:16:40Z | |
| 111-hres-997 | 111 | hres | 997 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unfair and discriminatory practices of the government of Japan in its failure to apply its current and planned extension of the Government's Eco-friendly Vehicle Purchase and scrappage program to imported vehicles made by U.S. automakers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-01-05 | 2010-01-05 | Referred to House Foreign Affairs | House | Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] | OH | D | S001174 | 27 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President shall direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) initiate discussions with Japan immediately to identify and remedy violations of Japan's World Trade Organization (WTO) trade obligations for its discriminatory practices in not applying incentives for U.S. automotive imports under Japan's Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (scrappage program); and (2) if no remedy is forthcoming, file complaints to initiate dispute resolution actions under the WTO. Expresses the sense of the House that: (1) any such action should include the impacts on the U.S. economy incurred by implementation of the U.S. Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) incentives program in regards to Japanese manufactured automobiles that received subsidies; and (2) the Secretary of State should immediately take diplomatic and other measures to ensure that any extension of Japan's Eco-Friendly Vehicle Program is not discriminatory to U.S. manufactured automobile imports to Japan. | 2023-01-11T13:16:41Z | |
| 111-hr-4380 | 111 | hr | 4380 | United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-16 | 2010-08-11 | Became Public Law No: 111-227. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | L000263 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 21, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 - Title I: New Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 1004) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2012, for specified chemicals and other products. Title II: Existing Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 2001) Extends existing suspensions and reductions of duties through December 31, 2012, for other specified chemicals and products. Imposes, suspends, and increases and/or decreases the duty on certain chemicals through December 31, 2012. Extends, through December 31, 2012, the suspension of duty on certain products. Imposes, through December 31, 2012, a duty on: (1) brakes designed for bicycles; and (2) certain 12V lead-acid storage batteries. Suspends, through December 31, 2012, the duty on: (1) certain catalytic converter mats of ceramic fibers; and (2) certain herbicides. Extends the duty on aspirin through December 31, 2012. Title III: Additional Existing Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 3001) Extends existing suspensions and reductions of duties through December 31, 2012, for certain additional chemicals and products. Imposes, suspends, and increases and/or decreases the duty on certain chemicals and products through December 31, 2012. (Sec. 3002) Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate or reliquidate entries of articles (as amended by titles II and III) which were made on or after January 1, 2010, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act, and with respect to which there would have been no duty or a reduced duty if the amendments applied to such entries, as though the entries had been made on the 15th day after enactment of this Act. Title IV: Customs User Fees; Time for Payment of Corporate Estimated Taxes; PAYGO Compliance - (Sec. 4001) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation … | 2023-03-22T18:07:20Z | |
| 111-hr-4405 | 111 | hr | 4405 | Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2009 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 53 | Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2009 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other defined international financial institutions, to: (1) provide for debt cancellation of eligible low-income countries to such institutions and to the United States; (2) ensure that the provision of debt cancellation to such countries is not followed by a reduction in the provision of any other development assistance; and (3) encourage such countries' governments to allocate at least 20% of their national budgets towards poverty-alleviation programs. Directs the Secretary to begin efforts to: (1) promote greater transparency within such institutions; (2) establish a responsible lending framework; and (3) ensure that debt cancellation to eligible low-income governments is subject only to specified conditions. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: (1) audit the debt portfolios of previous governments in countries such as South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo where there is significant evidence that onerous or illegal loans were made to the government; and (2) report to Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:16:54Z | |
| 111-hres-987 | 111 | hres | 987 | Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | F000372 | 2 | Recognizes the importance of reduced trade barriers to the United States for promoting economic development, creating jobs, and solidifying relations with trading partners. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement should be implemented immediately. | 2023-01-11T13:16:52Z | |
| 111-hr-4316 | 111 | hr | 4316 | Affordable Footwear Act of 2009 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-15 | 2009-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] | NY | D | C001038 | 4 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:16:57Z | |
| 111-hr-4284 | 111 | hr | 4284 | To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-11 | 2009-12-28 | Became Public Law No: 111-124. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences from December 31, 2009, through December 31, 2010. Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend the ATPA program through December 31, 2010. Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Advances from April 30, 2003, to June 30, 2010, the base scheduling date for biennial reports to Congress of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the operation of ATPA. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend customs fees for the processing of specified different kinds of merchandise entered into the United States: (1) from February 14, 2018, through May 14, 2018; and (2) from February 7, 2018, through June 7, 2018. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 1.5% (to 101.75% of such amount) the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2014. | 2023-03-22T18:07:20Z | |
| 111-s-2861 | 111 | s | 2861 | Small Business Trade Representation Act of 2009 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-09 | 2009-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12811) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Small Business Trade Representation Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) the position of Assistant USTR for Small Business to promote the trade interests of small businesses. | 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z | |
| 111-hr-4232 | 111 | hr | 4232 | To extend the temporary duty suspension on certain rayon staple fibers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-08 | 2009-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary duty suspension on certain rayon staple fibers. | 2023-01-11T13:16:59Z | |
| 111-s-2821 | 111 | s | 2821 | Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-01 | 2009-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 9 | Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 or the TRADE Act of 2009 - Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) review certain free trade agreements (including Uruguay Round Agreements) between the United States and a trade agreement country to evaluate their economic, employment, environmental, national security, health, safety, and other effects; and (2) report on them to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means, including analyses of specified aspects of each trade agreement and certain information about agreement parties, such as whether the country has a democratic form of government, adopted and enforces certain core labor rights, respects fundamental human rights, enforces rights under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), complies with environmental laws, and poses a potential national security concern. Requires implementing bills of new trade agreements between the United States and another country to include certain standards with respect to: (1) labor; (2) environment and public safety; (3) food and product health and safety; (4) services; (5) investment; (6) procurement; (7) intellectual property; (8) agriculture; (9) trade remedies and safeguards; (10) dispute resolution and enforcement; and (11) technical assistance. Sets forth a point of order to consideration of bills implementing new trade agreements. Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan for the renegotiation of existing trade agreements to bring them into compliance with such standards. Expresses the sense of Congress that certain processes for U.S. trade negotiations should be followed when Congress considers legislation providing special procedures for bills implementing trade agreements. | 2023-01-11T13:16:51Z | |
| 111-sres-362 | 111 | sres | 362 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the United States Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose making any loans to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda until that Government cooperates with the United States and compensates the victims of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-30 | 2009-11-30 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12012) | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the U.S. Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to ensure that any loan made by the IMF or the World Bank to the government of Antigua and Barbuda is conditioned on providing complete redress to the victims of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. | 2023-01-11T13:17:03Z | |
| 111-hr-4136 | 111 | hr | 4136 | To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] | NC | D | E000226 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics. Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Treasury to the Pima Cotton Trust Fund amounts equal to the duties received in the Treasury from certain imported woven fabrics of cotton since January 1, 2004. Extends the authority of the Secretary to make transfers to the Trust Fund for certain annual distributions (duty refunds) to U.S. manufacturers who certify by affidavit to have used such imported cotton in the manufacture of cotton shirts. Requires annual affidavits from shirting manufacturers and from yarn spinners. | 2023-01-11T13:17:17Z | |
| 111-hr-4143 | 111 | hr | 4143 | To suspend temporarily the duty on silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] | SC | R | I000023 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate. | 2023-01-11T13:17:16Z | |
| 111-hr-4158 | 111 | hr | 4158 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | Y000062 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives. | 2023-01-11T13:17:16Z | |
| 111-hres-933 | 111 | hres | 933 | Commending the Government of Japan for its current policy against currency manipulation and encouraging the Government of Japan to continue in this policy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 5 | Commends the Government of Japan for its reversal in policy regarding currency manipulation. Encourages it to maintain this new policy, thereby conforming to its responsibilities as a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as promoting free and fair international trade. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-hres-934 | 111 | hres | 934 | Calling on the Government of the Republic of Korea to end unfair trade practices as such practices relate to the automotive industry, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it should take into account such unfair trade practices of the Republic of Korea when the House of Representatives considers the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 6 | Calls on the Government of the Republic of Korea to end unfair trade practices as they relate to the U.S. automotive industry. Urges the House of Representatives to take such unfair practices into account when it considers the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Demands that such Agreement include the March 7, 2007, Congressional Auto Caucus proposal to ensure fair access by U.S. auto manufacturers to the Republic of Korea's automobile market. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-hr-4101 | 111 | hr | 4101 | New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-18 | 2009-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 0 | New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009 - Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to provide duty-free treatment of all articles (without quantitative limitation) from qualified beneficiary countries that have been designated: (1) a sub-Saharan African country; and (2) a least-developed beneficiary country. (Effectively, provides an additional trade preference program for sub-Saharan African countries and least-developed countries.) Prescribes requirements regarding significant apparel suppliers. Terminates a country's eligibility for preferential treatment: (1) on December 31, 2015; or (2) if the President certifies to Congress a successful conclusion of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha Development Agenda Round of Negotiations on or before such date, on December 31, 2019, with specified exceptions. Extends through FY2015 the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries (regardless of country of origin of the fabric or yarn and in an amount not greater than the applicable percentage of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period). Directs the President to establish a Trade and Development Review Panel. Revises the prohibition against designating certain import-sensitive articles and agricultural products from a beneficiary developing country as eligible for preferential treatment under the generalized system of preferences (GSP). Authorizes the President to designate such articles as eligible for preferential treatment if the Secretary of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC) determine that: (1) such duty-free treatment would not cause or threaten to cause material harm to a U.S. producer of the same or like article or to a U.S. supplier of inputs or components to the same or like article; and (2) not providing pr… | 2023-01-11T13:17:17Z | |
| 111-hr-4083 | 111 | hr | 4083 | To suspend temporarily the duty on polyoxethylene-/alkyletherphosphate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-17 | 2009-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] | PA | R | D000604 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on polyoxethylene-/alkyletherphosphate. | 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z | |
| 111-hr-4084 | 111 | hr | 4084 | To suspend temporarily the duty on alkylated amino resin solution, formaldehyde. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-17 | 2009-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] | PA | R | D000604 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on alkylated amino resin solution, formaldehyde. | 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z | |
| 111-hr-4087 | 111 | hr | 4087 | To extend temporarily the suspension of duty on nylon woolpacks used to package wool. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-17 | 2009-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] | CA | R | N000181 | 2 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on nylon woolpacks used to package wool. | 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z | |
| 111-hr-4076 | 111 | hr | 4076 | To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Chlorsulfuron (2-Chloro-N-[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1, 3, 5-triazin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]benzenesulfonamide) and metsulfuron methyl (Methyl 2[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1, 3,5-triazin-2-yl)arnino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl] benzoate) and inert ingredients. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-16 | 2009-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] | GA | R | K000220 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Chlorsulfuron (2-Chloro-N-[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1, 3, 5-triazin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]benzenesulfonamide) and metsulfuron methyl (Methyl 2[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1, 3,5-triazin-2-yl)arnino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl] benzoate) and inert ingredients. | 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z | |
| 111-s-2753 | 111 | s | 2753 | A bill to suspend temporarily the suspension of duty on RSD 1235. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-09 | 2009-11-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on RSD 1235. | 2023-01-11T13:17:07Z | |
| 111-hr-4046 | 111 | hr | 4046 | To enhance the reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-06 | 2009-11-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B001231 | 14 | Reaffirms congressional opposition to trade boycotts of Israel and calls on the President to take stronger steps to end all trade boycotts of Israel. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative to include in: (1) the annual trade barrier report a list of each country (and specified boycott-related information about such country) that participates in any trade boycott of Israel; and (2) the National Trade Estimate a report on U.S. steps taken at the World Trade Organization (WTO) or other international fora to end the trade boycott of Israel. | 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z | |
| 111-hr-4049 | 111 | hr | 4049 | To extend temporarily the duty suspension on 2-(Methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-06 | 2009-11-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] | WV | R | C001047 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend temporarily the duty suspension on 2-(Methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide. | 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z | |
| 111-hr-4050 | 111 | hr | 4050 | To extend temporarily the duty suspension on Diaminodecane. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-06 | 2009-11-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] | WV | R | C001047 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend temporarily the duty suspension on Diaminodecane. | 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z | |
| 111-hr-4057 | 111 | hr | 4057 | To amend the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 to provide for certain payments from the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-06 | 2009-11-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 0 | Amends the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 to require the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to make certain additional payments from the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund (consisting of duties paid on imported wool) to each wool manufacturer that provides to the Bureau in a year in which a payment may otherwise be payable an affidavit stating that it remains a wool manufacturer in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z | |
| 111-hr-4030 | 111 | hr | 4030 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Triethylenediamine. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-05 | 2009-11-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] | PA | R | D000604 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Triethylenediamine. | 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z | |
| 111-hr-3988 | 111 | hr | 3988 | To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to specify articles that qualify as commercially interchangeable merchandise for purposes of certain duty drawback. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-03 | 2009-11-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] | OH | D | B001263 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make eligible for the drawback (refund) of duties, paid on certain imported merchandise, certain other merchandise classified as commercially interchangeable with such imported merchandise, if within the three-year period since its own importation, without having been used within the United States, the commercially interchangeable merchandise is exported or destroyed. | 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z | |
| 111-hres-887 | 111 | hres | 887 | Recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese Taipei's, accession to the Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, and extending hope and good faith that this will promote its domestic economy and position in the global economy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-03 | 2009-11-03 | Referred to House Foreign Affairs | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 9 | Congratulates and welcomes World Trade Organization (WTO) member Chinese Taipei into the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Encourages Chinese Taipei to uphold GPA standards and recognize and comply with international arbitration agreements and arbitration awards as provided in the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation of 1978. | 2023-01-11T13:17:15Z | |
| 111-hr-3983 | 111 | hr | 3983 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-performance loudspeakers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-performance loudspeakers. | 2023-01-11T13:17:21Z | |
| 111-hr-3984 | 111 | hr | 3984 | To suspend temporarily the duty certain electrical transformers rated at 40VA. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty certain electrical transformers rated at 40VA. | 2023-01-11T13:17:21Z | |
| 111-s-2608 | 111 | s | 2608 | A bill to extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain pesticide chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain pesticide chemical. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-s-2609 | 111 | s | 2609 | A bill to extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application adjuvants. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application adjuvants. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-s-2610 | 111 | s | 2610 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on digital camera lenses. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on digital camera lenses. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-s-2611 | 111 | s | 2611 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 55 mm or more. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 55 mm or more. | 2023-01-11T13:17:13Z | |
| 111-s-2612 | 111 | s | 2612 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 70 mm or more. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 70 mm or more. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-s-2613 | 111 | s | 2613 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf umbrellas. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-02 | 2009-11-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf umbrellas. | 2023-01-11T13:17:13Z |
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