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| 116-hres-1268 | 116 | hres | 1268 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] | PA | R | R000610 | 6 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should begin negotiations to join a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-s-5049 | 116 | s | 5049 | National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Committee on National Critical Capabilities to review specified forms of outbound investment, including any merger, acquisition, or takeover of a foreign person by or with a U.S. business that could result in a threat to national critical capabilities. Further, the bill establishes a congressional commission to review the activities of the committee, and it authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit transactions that pose a threat to national critical capabilities. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-sres-804 | 116 | sres | 804 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7634) | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 25 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should begin negotiations to join a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:43:45Z | |
| 116-s-5006 | 116 | s | 5006 | LEGACY Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 0 | Limiting and Enabling Gathering Awards Commemorating Yesteryear Act or the LEGACY Act This bill authorizes the purchase and importation for historical and educational purposes of military decorations, medals, and related items that are located abroad, and it requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on a person who makes unauthorized use of military medals or decorations. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z | |
| 116-s-4976 | 116 | s | 4976 | Trade Preference Reform and Worker Protection Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | Trade Preference Reform and Worker Protection Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the President from providing duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences when the U.S. unemployment rate has been less than 4%, on average, during the preceding six-month period, and it makes countries that use forced labor or child labor ineligible for duty-free treatment. | 2023-01-11T13:43:49Z | |
| 116-hr-8884 | 116 | hr | 8884 | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-07 | 2020-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 5 | This bill extends the Generalized System of Preferences through June 30, 2021, it adds human rights, environmental, and other criteria for designation as a beneficiary developing country, and it requires a review of laws relating to internationally recognized worker rights. | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8831 | 116 | hr | 8831 | To codify the denial of export privileges and related provisions under title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B001297 | 2 | This bill provides statutory authority for specified provisions related to the denial of export privileges, and it requires the Department of Commerce to submit a strategy regarding how these denial orders can be better used to hold certain foreign entities accountable for the theft of U.S. intellectual property. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-hr-8804 | 116 | hr | 8804 | BRIDGE Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-11-20 | 2020-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] | WV | R | M001205 | 1 | Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Department of State to promote the export of goods and services by small- and medium-sized businesses from, and facilitate business investment in, rural areas of the United States. A rural area is an area with a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants that is outside an urbanized area. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8773 | 116 | hr | 8773 | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] | KY | R | G000558 | 0 | This bill modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to give imports of basketballs permanent duty-free treatment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-hr-8610 | 116 | hr | 8610 | China Trade Relations Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | China Trade Relations Act of 2020 This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights by China. | 2023-01-11T13:44:31Z | |
| 116-hres-1178 | 116 | hres | 1178 | Opposing any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized System of Preferences. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | S001165 | 7 | This resolution supports reauthorizing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) but opposes any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the GSP. Further, it recognizes that including apparel, textiles, and footwear in the GSP would be detrimental to certain imports to the United States and to jobs that depend on the trade generated by those imports. | 2023-01-11T13:44:26Z | |
| 116-s-4784 | 116 | s | 4784 | A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | This bill extends through April 30, 2022, the duty-free treatment provided for certain items under the Generalized System of Preferences, and it extends to November 25, 2029, the date through which certain merchandise processing fees may be charged. | 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z | |
| 116-s-4729 | 116 | s | 4729 | A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | This bill extends through April 30, 2022, the duty-free treatment provided for certain items under the Generalized System of Preferences, and it extends to November 18, 2029, the date through which certain merchandise processing fees may be charged. | 2023-01-11T13:44:41Z | |
| 116-hr-8329 | 116 | hr | 8329 | Revitalizing Multilateral Export Control Diplomacy for Critical Technologies Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 0 | Revitalizing Multilateral Export Control Diplomacy for Critical Technologies Act This bill requires the President to develop unified export control policies to eliminate or reduce the global availability of certain critical technologies to U.S. arms embargoed countries, and it establishes the Critical Technology Export Control Fund to support the development of these policies in coordination with U.S. allies and partners. Further, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to take specified actions related to reducing the reliance of the global semiconductor supply chain on U.S. arms embargoed countries. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-s-4609 | 116 | s | 4609 | China Trade Relations Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5709-5710) | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 1 | China Trade Relations Act of 2020 This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights by China. | 2023-01-11T13:44:45Z | |
| 116-s-4597 | 116 | s | 4597 | PUPS Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-16 | 2020-09-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 1 | Permanently Uniting Pets Stateside Act or the PUPS Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to permit the entry of a pet (i.e., a domestic dog, cat, or bird) into the United States if it is accompanying a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien who has been living or traveling abroad and is returning to the United States during a public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:44:45Z | |
| 116-hr-8163 | 116 | hr | 8163 | Countering China Through American Export Competitiveness Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-04 | 2020-09-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] | KY | R | B001282 | 0 | Countering China Through American Export Competitiveness Act This bill modifies certain responsibilities of the Export-Import Bank of the United States related to its Program on China and Transformational Exports. The program supports financing at rates and on terms that are fully competitive with rates and terms established by China in order to (1) directly neutralize export subsidies for competing goods and services, or (2) advance the comparative leadership of the United States through specified exports. The bill prohibits the bank generally from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit for which the end user, lender, or obligor is China. The bill also raises from 20% to 33% the dedicated amount that the bank should reserve for the program, and it sets the default rate limit for program loans at 5%. The bill authorizes the bank to waive some, or all, of the domestic content requirements that would otherwise apply to a transaction if it determines that doing so would be in the national security interest of the United States. The bill also establishes an advisory committee to advise the bank on the development of policies and programs that support the expansion of the bank's financial commitments in accordance with the program to counter China. | 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z | |
| 116-hres-1097 | 116 | hres | 1097 | Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-01 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 3 | This resolution supports investigations into digital services taxes (i.e., taxes imposed by a foreign government on companies providing digital services in that country), and it calls on relevant U.S. agencies to use all available methods and resources to protect U.S. companies from the discriminatory effects of these taxes. Further, it calls on all countries to continue working toward consensus with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to address the tax challenges of a global, digitized economy, and it expresses commitment to free and fair trade between the United States and other countries. | 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z | |
| 116-hconres-110 | 116 | hconres | 110 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should do everything in his power to achieve resolution and repayment of the defaulted sovereign debt of the People's Republic of China held by 20,000 families in the United States represented by the American Bondholders Foundation, LLC. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-18 | 2020-08-18 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] | TN | R | G000590 | 0 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should do everything within his power to achieve resolution and repayment by China of the defaulted Chinese bonds held by 20,000 families in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z | |
| 116-hr-8037 | 116 | hr | 8037 | Advancing Americaâs Interests Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-14 | 2020-08-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 1 | Advancing America's Interests Act This bill limits the ability of certain persons (e.g., patent or trademark holders) to bring complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and it requires the ITC to consider the public interest when determining whether to exclude articles that are under investigation. A complainant before the ITC must satisfy a domestic industry requirement obliging them to have made significant investment in the United States related to the articles that are the subject of the matter. One method to establish domestic industry is through reliance on licensing activities. The bill requires a complainant attempting to demonstrate domestic industry through licensing activities to show that those activities led to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design at issue. Further, the bill prohibits a complainant from relying upon activities by a licensee to demonstrate domestic industry unless the license leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the claimed patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design for sale in the United States. In addition, the bill requires the ITC to determine that any exclusion of articles pursuant to an investigation is in the public interest. The ITC must also identify at the beginning of an investigation whether the matter involves a dispositive issue that is appropriate for expedited initial determination and direct the assigned judge to issue such determination not later than 100 days after the investigation is instituted. | 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z | |
| 116-sconres-43 | 116 | sconres | 43 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should do everything in his power to achieve resolution and repayment of the defaulted sovereign debt of the People's Republic of China held by 20,000 families in the United States represented by the American Bondholders Foundation, LLC. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-13 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5412) | Senate | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M001197 | 1 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should do everything within his power to achieve resolution and repayment by China of the defaulted Chinese bonds held by 20,000 families in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:45:15Z | |
| 116-hr-7980 | 116 | hr | 7980 | USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-07 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | P000096 | 8 | USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who shall conduct an audit of the process for excluding articles from certain duties with respect to articles imported from China. The required audit shall include an assessment of whether USTR officials (1) uniformly applied the criteria used to review a request for, or objection to, excluding such articles from duties; (2) met with any interested parties to discuss a request or objection while the request or objection was pending; and (3) at any time permitted the resubmission of a previously submitted request or objection after the submission deadline. | 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z | |
| 116-s-4485 | 116 | s | 4485 | A bill to modify the definition of critical technologies for purposes of reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] | NC | R | T000476 | 2 | This bill modifies the definition of critical technologies for the purpose of national security reviews and investigations by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to include emerging and foundational technologies identified as essential to U.S. national security. | 2023-01-11T13:45:18Z | |
| 116-s-4493 | 116 | s | 4493 | USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 15 | USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who shall conduct an audit of the process for excluding articles from certain duties with respect to articles imported from China. The required audit shall include an assessment of whether USTR officials (1) uniformly applied the criteria used to review a request for, or objection to, excluding such articles from duties; (2) met with any interested parties to discuss a request or objection while the request or objection was pending; and (3) at any time permitted the resubmission of a previously submitted request or objection after the submission deadline. | 2023-01-11T13:45:17Z | |
| 116-s-4497 | 116 | s | 4497 | Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 4 | Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020 This bill suspends through December 31, 2022, any duty imposed on specified articles and articles identified by the U.S. International Trade Commission as related to the response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). | 2023-01-11T13:45:17Z | |
| 116-s-4501 | 116 | s | 4501 | Strategic Global Supply Chains Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] | NH | D | H001076 | 1 | Strategic Global Supply Chains Act of 2020 This bill requires the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to submit a report every 60 days through December 31, 2022, identifying articles that may be needed to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Among other information, each report shall include (1) the statistical reporting number of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule under which the article is classifiable, (2) a legal description of the article, (3) the total rate of duty applicable to the article, and (4) the major countries of origin for the article. | 2023-01-11T13:45:17Z | |
| 116-s-4454 | 116 | s | 4454 | Exposing Chinaâs Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 0 | Exposing China's Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2020 This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review certain investments made by China in the United States. Specifically, the committee must review any investment by a foreign person that (1) involves the acquisition of real estate in the United States and the establishment of a U.S. business on such real estate, and (2) could result in direct or indirect control of that U.S. business by China. A party to any such investment must submit to the committee a declaration containing basic information regarding the transaction. | 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z | |
| 116-s-4364 | 116 | s | 4364 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require online retailers to disclose whether articles sold by such retailers originate in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M001197 | 0 | This bill requires an online retailer to disclose whether articles sold through its platform originate in China. Specifically, any online retailer selling articles of foreign commerce imported into the United States shall legibly state and conspicuously disclose on the webpage for each such article if the article or any major component thereof originates in China or if the article was manufactured or assembled in China. The bill also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to determine the acceptable method of disclosure and to authorize the exception of certain articles from disclosure requirements. Further, such disclosure is not required to be made for specified types of products (e.g., coffee and tea, spices, and silk products). | 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z | |
| 116-hr-7753 | 116 | hr | 7753 | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 6 | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an interagency review of the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and addressing foreign trade barriers that firms in advanced technology sectors face in the global digital economy. Such review shall include an assessment of (1) the current economic impact of foreign direct investment in the United States, (2) trends in global cross-border investment and data flows, (3) federal government policies that are linked to the ability of the United States to attract and retain foreign direct investment, and (4) the adequacy of federal government efforts to increase the ease for foreign firms considering investment in the United States. Commerce must report the findings of such review and submit recommendations for increasing the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and developing new technologies and services. | 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z | |
| 116-s-4235 | 116 | s | 4235 | Agricultural Security Risk Review Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] | NC | R | T000476 | 2 | Agricultural Security Risk Review Act This bill expands the membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to include the Secretary of Agriculture. The committee reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies. | 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z | |
| 116-hr-7665 | 116 | hr | 7665 | To direct the United States Trade Representative to extend the exclusions of goods of China from additional duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] | IN | R | W000813 | 2 | This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to extend for at least one year the exclusion of certain Chinese goods from additional duties. Such goods include medical-care products needed to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The USTR is not required to take such action if it determines that (1) a good is strategically important or related to certain Chinese industrial programs, and (2) such an extension would cause severe harm to the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:45:54Z | |
| 116-hr-7549 | 116 | hr | 7549 | Foreign Trade Modernization Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 1 | Foreign Trade Modernization Act of 2020 This bill abolishes the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and transfers from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State all functions that were authorized to be performed by the service under any statute, reorganization plan, executive order, or other provision of law. Specifically, the bill transfers to the State Department all contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of funds, as well as all personnel. Further, the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and the relevant diplomatic missions shall, through specified activities, emphasize (1) the promotion of exports of goods and services from the United States, particularly by small and medium-sized businesses; and (2) the protection of U.S. business interests abroad. | 2023-01-11T13:45:59Z | |
| 116-sres-651 | 116 | sres | 651 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, while the United States finds value and usefulness in the World Trade Organization in fulfilling the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century, significant reforms at the World Trade Organization are needed and the United States must therefore continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve those reforms. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4232-4233) | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in need of significant reforms and that the United States, acting through the U.S. Trade Representative, must lead efforts to achieve such reforms. Specifically, the Senate urges reforms to the negotiating and dispute settlement functions of the WTO, as well as to the rules for special and differential treatment for disadvantaged countries. | 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z | |
| 116-hr-7405 | 116 | hr | 7405 | Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-29 | 2020-06-29 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | OH | R | J000292 | 0 | Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act This bill requires expedited consideration of certain nuclear technology exports, and it requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to author specified reports. Specifically, DOE must establish procedures to expedite consideration of authorization requests regarding the transfer of a technology that involves specified low-proliferation-risk reactors to certain foreign countries. DOE must also report on U.S. civil nuclear commerce, including (1) an assessment of current practices with respect to the civilian nuclear industry and the impacts of such practices on both the industry and in foreign commerce, (2) a comparison of U.S. practices to the practices of foreign countries with respect to their own civilian nuclear industry, and (3) recommendations to improve the competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear commerce. The GAO must report on the feasibility and implications of modifying or repealing specified restrictions on issuing licenses for certain nuclear facilities to an alien or an entity owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, foreign corporation, or foreign government. The GAO must also report on actions by DOE with respect to the retrospective risk pooling program that requires each nuclear supplier to help cover the contingent cost resulting from certain nuclear incidents. | 2022-02-08T23:16:48Z | |
| 116-hr-7408 | 116 | hr | 7408 | Foreign Trade Modernization Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-29 | 2020-06-29 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 1 | Foreign Trade Modernization Act of 2020 This bill abolishes the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and transfers from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State all functions that were authorized to be performed by the service under any statute, reorganization plan, executive order, or other provision of law. Specifically, the bill transfers to the State Department all contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of funds, as well as all personnel. Further, the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and the relevant diplomatic missions shall, through specified activities, emphasize (1) the promotion of exports of goods and services from the United States, particularly by small and medium-sized businesses; and (2) the protection of U.S. business interests abroad. | 2022-02-08T23:15:02Z | |
| 116-s-4007 | 116 | s | 4007 | Womenâs Economic Empowerment in Trade Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-18 | 2020-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 3 | Women's Economic Empowerment in Trade Act of 2020 This bill modifies eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), requires the President to collect specified information on beneficiary developing countries that receive preferential trade treatment under the GSP, and requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to review the laws of each country that receives such preferential trade treatment. Specifically, the bill makes ineligible for designation as a beneficiary developing country any country that (1) does not substantially afford equal rights and protection under the law, regardless of gender; or (2) engages in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. The President must take into account the extent to which a country engages in such practices when determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary developing country. The President must also collect and publish information on the extent to which a country meets these eligibility criteria, and the USTR must publish a notice of, and the rationale for, any determination with respect to a petition for review of a country's eligibility for designation. The USTR must annually review the laws of each beneficiary developing country relating to their compliance with internationally recognized worker rights and the affording of equal rights and protection under the law, regardless of gender. If a country fails to meet these eligibility criteria for five consecutive years, the benefits provided to that country shall be commensurately reduced. | 2023-01-11T13:46:12Z | |
| 116-s-4008 | 116 | s | 4008 | Market Economy Sourcing Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-18 | 2020-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Market Economy Sourcing Act This bill limits the content from nonmarket economy countries that may be included in free trade agreement qualifying goods. A nonmarket economy country is a foreign country that does not operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures, so that sales of merchandise in such country do not reflect the fair price of the merchandise. The bill requires that, during the five-year period following entry into force of a free trade agreement, no more than 20% of a qualifying good may originate in a nonmarket economy country, and no more than 10% thereafter. | 2023-01-11T13:46:12Z | |
| 116-s-3978 | 116 | s | 3978 | Enforcing Accountability and Transparency in International Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-17 | 2020-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] | GA | R | L000594 | 0 | Enforcing Accountability and Transparency in International Trade Act This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to report on its plans to pursue a U.S. strategy regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO). Such plans must (1) facilitate the full implementation of WTO agreements, (2) enable the maximum benefits from trade to accrue to those members of the WTO that face the greatest difficulty integrating into the multilateral trading system, and (3) ensure that certain members of the WTO do not receive special and differential treatment. | 2023-01-11T13:46:14Z | |
| 116-hr-7184 | 116 | hr | 7184 | U.S. Citrus Protection Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-11 | 2020-06-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] | FL | R | S001214 | 1 | U.S. Citrus Protection Act This bill prohibits importing commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating in China. | 2022-02-08T23:15:18Z | |
| 116-s-3942 | 116 | s | 3942 | Securing Americaâs Medical Supply Chain and Advancing the Production of Life Saving Medicines Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-11 | 2020-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] | GA | R | L000594 | 0 | Securing America's Medical Supply Chain and Advancing the Production of Life Saving Medicines Act This bill establishes the position of Chief Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Chain Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The negotiator must conduct trade negotiations and enforce trade agreements related to pharmaceutical products and services and medical supply chains. | 2023-01-11T13:46:15Z | |
| 116-s-3876 | 116 | s | 3876 | A bill to make a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-03 | 2020-06-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] | SC | R | S001184 | 3 | This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund any merchandise processing fees when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A merchandise processing fee is a processing fee assessed by CBP based on the value of the merchandise being imported, not including duty, freight, and insurance charges. Currently, a merchandise processing fee may not be refunded when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties. | 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z | |
| 116-hr-7064 | 116 | hr | 7064 | Stop Funding the PLA Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-01 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] | IN | R | B001299 | 3 | Stop Funding the PLA Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a list of entities the securities of which a U.S. person shall be prohibited from purchasing or holding. Specifically, the Treasury must submit a report specifying each foreign industrial defense corporation with substantial contacts with, ties to, or support from any PLA entity (any entity of the Chinese military). The bill prohibits U.S. persons from purchasing a security of a foreign industrial defense corporation specified in the report, and it requires U.S. persons who own any such security to divest themselves of it. | 2022-02-08T23:17:00Z | |
| 116-hjres-89 | 116 | hjres | 89 | Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-05-12 | 2020-05-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 2 | This resolution withdraws congressional approval of the World Trade Organization Agreement, which established the World Trade Organization. | 2023-01-11T13:43:03Z | |
| 116-hres-961 | 116 | hres | 961 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should work with the Government of the United Kingdom to prepare for a future free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-05-08 | 2020-05-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] | NC | R | M001210 | 0 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President, with the support of Congress, should prepare for a future trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | 2023-01-11T13:42:47Z | |
| 116-sjres-71 | 116 | sjres | 71 | A joint resolution withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-05-07 | 2020-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | This resolution withdraws congressional approval of the World Trade Organization Agreement, which established the World Trade Organization. | 2023-01-11T13:42:36Z | |
| 116-hr-6706 | 116 | hr | 6706 | To place temporary restrictions on acquisitions by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-05-05 | 2020-05-05 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] | IN | R | B001299 | 3 | This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase by a Chinese entity of a controlling interest in a U.S. company deemed critical to national security, critical infrastructure, or of cultural significance. The President may approve such a purchase only if, among other things, the purchase price was not significantly affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and the sale will not permit additional access to distribute propaganda or alter U.S. news and media consumption. The bill's provisions cease to have force or effect once the United States has substantially recovered from the economic impacts of the pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:43:00Z | |
| 116-hr-6627 | 116 | hr | 6627 | Enforcing Accountability and Transparency in International Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-04-24 | 2020-04-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 9 | Enforcing Accountability and Transparency in International Trade Act This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to report on its plans to pursue a U.S. strategy regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO). Such plans must (1) facilitate the full implementation of WTO agreements, (2) enable the maximum benefits from trade to accrue to those members of the WTO that face the greatest difficulty integrating into the multilateral trading system, and (3) ensure that certain members of the WTO do not receive special and differential treatment. | 2023-01-11T13:43:05Z | |
| 116-hr-6598 | 116 | hr | 6598 | SOS ACT Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-04-23 | 2020-04-23 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] | TN | R | G000590 | 8 | Secure Our Systems Against China's Tactics Act or the SOS ACT Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to temporarily guarantee up to 50% of an investment made during the public health emergency declared due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in a business that (1) incurred losses due to COVID-19, (2) advances a national security interest, and (3) is susceptible to being purchased by a Chinese entity. | 2023-01-11T13:43:07Z | |
| 116-hr-6540 | 116 | hr | 6540 | Agricultural Security Risk Review Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-04-17 | 2020-04-17 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | OK | R | L000491 | 16 | Agricultural Security Risk Review Act This bill expands the membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to include the Secretary of Agriculture. (The committee reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies.) | 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z | |
| 116-s-3555 | 116 | s | 3555 | Trade Adjustment Assistance For Workers Reauthorization Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-03-20 | 2020-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 1 | Trade Adjustment Assistance For Workers Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2027 the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program. Specifically, the bill provides trade adjustment assistance for workers, including staffed workers and teleworkers, who experience an employment loss because of supply chain disruptions or weak demand during a public health emergency. Such assistance also extends to workers similarly affected by retaliatory tariff increases. The bill authorizes the Department of Labor to reimburse workers for certain out-of-pocket training expenses. Labor must take necessary action to apprise eligible workers of available benefits, and affected workers must be provided with information about registered apprenticeship programs and other on-the-job training opportunities in their area. The bill extends the duration of income support for workers enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program, associate's degree program, or other qualified training program, and it authorizes benefits to be paid to certain workers whose annual income is below a specified threshold. Employees shall not be considered to have experienced an employment loss due to a plant closing or mass layoff if such closing or layoff is the result of the relocation or consolidation of the employer's business and, prior to such closing or layoff, the employer offers to transfer the employees to certain other sites of employment. If such loss of employment is caused by conditions justifying trade adjustment assistance, the employer must notify its employees of the availability of such assistance. The bill also extends the tax credit for health insurance costs through 2026 and increases the percentage of such credit. | 2022-02-09T03:42:06Z | |
| 116-hr-6205 | 116 | hr | 6205 | Assistance for Workers Harmed by COVIDâ19 Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-03-11 | 2020-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 0 | Assistance for Workers Harmed by COVID-19 Act This bill expands eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to a group of workers who are separated, or threatened to be separated, from a firm because of a decrease in the firm's sales, production, or both owing to disruptions in global supply chains affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Trade adjustment assistance seeks to provide adversely affected workers with assistance obtaining the credentials, resources, and support to build skills for future jobs. | 2022-02-08T23:17:32Z | |
| 116-hr-6152 | 116 | hr | 6152 | Protecting America From Foreign Investors Compromised by the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-09 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000579 | 8 | Protecting America From Foreign Investors Compromised by the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2020 This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider whether and how the connection of a foreign person to the telecommunications infrastructure of a foreign country or government may affect U.S. national security. In addition, the President must report on U.S. coordination with trade and investment partners to develop alternatives to telecommunications infrastructure that is supported by China. | 2022-02-09T02:44:01Z | |
| 116-hr-6124 | 116 | hr | 6124 | Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-03-05 | 2020-03-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] | IL | D | S001190 | 2 | Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act This bill provides financial assistance to companies harmed by retaliatory foreign tariffs. Specifically, it expands the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program, which currently provides such assistance to companies adversely affected by competing imported goods and services. The bill authorizes companies that have seen a significant decrease in sales of exported goods or services, in whole or in part as a result of tariffs imposed by foreign countries in response to U.S. tariff increases, to petition the Department of Commerce for trade adjustment assistance. | 2022-02-08T23:17:34Z | |
| 116-s-3394 | 116 | s | 3394 | Network Security Trade Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-03-05 | 2020-03-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 3 | Network Security Trade Act of 2020 This bill expands the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States to require that negotiators seek to ensure the security and autonomy of global communications infrastructure. | 2022-02-09T00:41:31Z | |
| 116-s-3386 | 116 | s | 3386 | Protecting America From Foreign Investors Compromised by the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-03-04 | 2020-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 3 | Protecting America From Foreign Investors Compromised by the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2020 This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider whether and how the connection of a foreign person to the telecommunications infrastructure of a foreign country or government may affect U.S. national security. In addition, the President must report on U.S. coordination with trade and investment partners to develop alternatives to telecommunications infrastructure that is supported by China. | 2022-02-08T23:54:48Z | |
| 116-sres-506 | 116 | sres | 506 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Tunisia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-27 | 2020-02-27 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1225) | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 1 | This resolution urges the United States to begin negotiations to enter a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | 2022-02-08T23:15:43Z | |
| 116-s-3316 | 116 | s | 3316 | A bill to require a license for the reexport to an entity on the entity list of certain foreign-made items incorporating more than 10 percent of controlled United States-origin content. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 0 | This bill requires the Department of Commerce to reduce from 25% to 10% the amount of U.S.-origin components in a foreign-produced good that is exported to a company on the entity list (i.e., a company that is subject to specific license requirements for exports). | 2022-02-09T01:11:18Z | |
| 116-hr-5881 | 116 | hr | 5881 | American Territories Exporting Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-12 | 2020-02-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | S001204 | 0 | American Territories Exporting Act of 2020 This bill requires the Export-Import Bank to establish an Office of Territorial Exporting to (1) promote the territories' export of goods and services, (2) conduct outreach and education on export opportunities and the availability of Bank support, and (3) increase the total amount of assistance provided to benefit the territories. | 2022-02-09T01:57:10Z | |
| 116-hr-5846 | 116 | hr | 5846 | Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2020 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-11 | 2020-02-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] | NY | R | Z000017 | 1 | Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2020 This bill places requirements on the Department of the Treasury related to negotiations to end export credit financing. Specifically, the bill requires Treasury to submit a strategy for U.S. advocacy and cooperation with allies and partners. Such strategy shall encompass how to (1) ensure compliance by China with the financial terms and conditions of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits, and (2) eliminate subsidized export financing programs and other forms of export subsidies. Additionally, the bill shifts certain requirements for negotiations related to ending export credit financing that currently lay with the President to the Department of the Treasury. | 2022-02-08T23:17:44Z | |
| 116-hres-828 | 116 | hres | 828 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 6 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative should resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement, which would eliminate tariffs on a range of environmental goods such as wind turbines, water treatment filters, and solar water heaters. | 2022-02-09T02:12:13Z | |
| 116-hr-5595 | 116 | hr | 5595 | Israel Anti-Boycott Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-01-13 | 2020-01-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] | NY | R | Z000017 | 64 | Israel Anti-Boycott Act This bill prohibits participation by certain entities and individuals in boycotts or requests for boycotts imposed by international governmental organizations (i.e., the United Nations and the European Union). Specifically, the bill applies to covered persons the prohibition of specified actions in compliance with or in support of a boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and that is not itself the object of a U.S. boycott. The bill defines a covered person as a domestic concern, the U.S. government or a state government, or a representative or official of such domestic concern or government. The bill also adds to the list of specified prohibited actions the act of furnishing information to any foreign country or international governmental organization that furthers an imposed boycott. Under current law, a person who violates the prohibitions against such boycotts may be subject to a monetary fine or imprisonment; however, the bill removes imprisonment as a potential penalty for certain violations. | 2022-02-08T23:20:34Z | |
| 116-hr-5437 | 116 | hr | 5437 | Boosting Americaâs Exports Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-16 | 2019-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] | IL | D | B001286 | 1 | Boosting America's Exports Act This bill establishes measures to promote exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, the bill requires the International Trade Administration (ITA) to assess the location of and services provided by U.S. Export Assistance Centers in relation to the location of SMEs that export U.S. products and services. The ITA shall then issue a report identifying (1) centers that serve a comparatively high number of SMEs, and (2) locations where a center should be established. Further, the ITA shall implement the changes recommended in such report and may establish up to 30 new centers based on the report. In addition, the ITA shall take necessary steps, through actions by the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, to increase exports by SMEs. | 2022-10-28T01:45:55Z | |
| 116-s-3052 | 116 | s | 3052 | A bill to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-16 | 2019-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion. | 2022-10-28T01:45:56Z | |
| 116-hr-5430 | 116 | hr | 5430 | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-13 | 2020-10-21 | By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 116-283. Additional views filed. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 1 | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion. For example, the bill (1) establishes interagency committees for the monitoring and enforcement of relevant labor, environmental, and automobile-related provisions; (2) establishes penalties for false certification of goods under the rules of origin; and (3) authorizes certain agencies to detail employees to the U.S. embassy in Mexico to aid with monitoring and enforcement actions related to environmental provisions. For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R44981, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). | 2022-10-28T01:45:57Z | |
| 116-s-3034 | 116 | s | 3034 | TAA for Automation Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-12 | 2019-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 3 | TAA for Automation Act of 2019 This bill makes trade adjustment assistance, which provides adversely affected workers with the skills and support to obtain new employment, available to workers whose jobs are displaced through automation. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to specify the basis for eligibility when certifying a group of workers as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance. | 2022-10-28T01:45:58Z | |
| 116-s-3002 | 116 | s | 3002 | United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-09 | 2019-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019 This bill requires an increase in the amounts transferred to the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund and the use of such amounts to implement labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico. Specifically, for the implementation and monitoring of labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico, the bill designates certain funds be provided (1) to the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs at the Department of Labor; (2) to the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking at Labor; and (3) for three permanent Labor Attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico or consulates of the United States in Mexico. For international development, the bill designates certain amounts to be transferred to the U.S. Agency for International Development to monitor trade agreement obligations related to anti-corruption and the promotion of rule of law. | 2022-10-28T01:46:01Z | |
| 116-hres-746 | 116 | hres | 746 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTOâs Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-06 | 2020-12-02 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 20 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to lead reform efforts and urge member cooperation at the World Trade Organization in order to address barriers to trade, improve living standards across the world, and enhance accountability and dispute settlement mechanisms. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-s-2987 | 116 | s | 2987 | Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-05 | 2019-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] | NC | R | T000476 | 3 | Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to seize goods or packaging entering the United States that involve design patent infringement. Current law authorizes the CBP to seize only goods or packaging that involve copyright, trademark, or trade name infringement. The CBP may impose a fee to cover the administrative costs of recording design patents. (Currently, rights owners may record their intellectual property with the CBP to assist with the CBP's intellectual property enforcement efforts.) | 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z | |
| 116-hr-5203 | 116 | hr | 5203 | Promoting Rural Exports Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-11-20 | 2019-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 1 | Promoting Rural Exports Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Rural Export Center for the purpose of assisting rural businesses seeking to export their products. | 2022-10-28T02:00:25Z | |
| 116-s-2900 | 116 | s | 2900 | Play by the Rules Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-11-19 | 2019-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 3 | Play by the Rules Act of 2019 This bill subjects certain merchandise from a nonmarket economy country (a foreign country that does not operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures) to existing antidumping or countervailing duty orders. The Department of Commerce shall include any merchandise from a nonmarket economy country that is only slightly altered in form or appearance within the class or kind of merchandise that is already subject to (1) an investigation, (2) an antidumping duty order, (3) a finding under the Antidumping Act of 1921, or (4) a countervailing duty order. Additionally, Commerce may include within the scope of an investigation, order, or finding any merchandise from a nonmarket economy country that is (1) slightly altered in form or appearance but was not previously included within the scope of such investigation, order, or finding; or (2) interchangeable with imports that are already subject to such investigation, order, or finding. | 2022-10-28T02:00:27Z | |
| 116-hr-4863 | 116 | hr | 4863 | United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-10-28 | 2019-11-18 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] | CA | D | W000187 | 22 | United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank through FY2029 and otherwise modifies its operations. Specifically, the bill redesignates the bank as the United States Export Finance Agency and increases its lending cap over the period of its reauthorization. In the event of a quorum lapse, the bill provides for the establishment of a temporary board to act in the stead of the Board of Directors. The bill also prohibits the agency from providing financing for certain specified entities and persons involved in sanctionable activities. Additionally, the agency must establish (1) the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to increase the participation of such groups in the agency's programs and contracts; (2) the Office of Territorial Exporting to promote the export of goods and services from U.S. territories; and (3) the Office of Financing for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage Exports to promote exports used in the production of renewable energy resources and energy efficiency technologies. Further, the agency is authorized to (1) deem as met certain prerequisite considerations to providing competitive export financing in the case of exports likely to be supported by official financing from China; and (2) establish a program under which it may enter into arrangements (i.e., reinsurance pools) to share risks associated with the extension of credit. | 2022-11-01T05:02:35Z | |
| 116-s-2551 | 116 | s | 2551 | Tariff Rebate Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-26 | 2019-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 0 | Tariff Rebate Act This bill establishes the Tariff Rebate Program, through which the Department of the Treasury shall, beginning with tax year 2018, make disbursements to eligible individuals from a fund comprised of duties collected on imported items. An eligible individual is any individual who has filed a yearly tax return no later than October 15 and whose taxable income is below a specified threshold. | 2022-11-01T13:49:47Z | |
| 116-hr-4448 | 116 | hr | 4448 | GARLIC Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] | CA | D | P000613 | 2 | Giving Agriculture Relief from Loopholes in International Commerce Act or the GARLIC Act This bill specifies that processed dried garlic and dried garlic mixed with minimal amounts of other vegetables are subject to the higher duty imposed on dried garlic instead of the lower duties imposed on further processed vegetables and other mixed vegetables. | 2022-11-01T13:49:54Z | |
| 116-hr-4450 | 116 | hr | 4450 | Increasing American Jobs and Exports Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 0 | Increasing American Jobs and Exports Act This bill authorizes the Export-Import Bank of the United States to use up to 3% of the bank's surplus to cover its administrative expenses, and it requires the bank to use at least one-third of that 3% of surplus to expand or establish regional bank offices. | 2022-11-01T13:49:54Z | |
| 116-hr-4392 | 116 | hr | 4392 | Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-18 | 2019-09-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] | CA | D | S000344 | 1 | Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019 This bill requires the President to withdraw duty-free treatment from Burma (Myanmar) and prohibits the President from reinstating such treatment without certifying that Burma (1) allows the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees; (2) has taken steps to provide Burmese citizenship to such Rohingya refugees; and (3) has addressed the root causes of the crisis in the Rakhine State. | 2022-11-01T13:49:58Z | |
| 116-hr-4366 | 116 | hr | 4366 | North Korea Banking Oversight Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-17 | 2019-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] | VA | R | R000611 | 0 | North Korea Banking Oversight Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report every 180 days on licenses issued by Treasury that authorize financial services benefiting persons covered by sanctions with respect to North Korea. | 2022-11-01T13:50:00Z | |
| 116-s-2473 | 116 | s | 2473 | Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-12 | 2019-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] | GA | R | I000055 | 6 | Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act This bill extends preferential duty treatment related to certain apparel items through FY2030. | 2022-11-01T13:50:02Z | |
| 116-hr-4263 | 116 | hr | 4263 | Act for the Amazon Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-10 | 2019-09-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 18 | Act for the Amazon Act This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of certain products from Brazil, restricts the President from providing military or security assistance to Brazil, and prohibits any negotiations by a federal department or agency to enter into a free trade agreement with Brazil. | 2022-11-01T13:50:05Z | |
| 116-s-2448 | 116 | s | 2448 | Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-09-09 | 2019-09-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 1 | Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act This bill prohibits the export or reexport of electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, and consumer electronics, subject to certain exemptions (e.g., items that meet specific criteria designed to ensure they do not become the source of counterfeit products). | 2022-11-01T13:50:06Z | |
| 116-s-2413 | 116 | s | 2413 | Trade Certainty Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 8 | Trade Certainty Act of 2019 This bill limits the President's authority to use emergency economic powers to impose duties or tariffs on items entering the United States. | 2022-11-01T13:50:12Z | |
| 116-s-2357 | 116 | s | 2357 | Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 1 | Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to impose a market access charge on foreign purchasers of U.S. assets. The board must levy this charge in order to achieve and maintain a current account balance (i.e., current account surpluses or deficits that do not exceed an average of 0.5% of U.S. gross domestic product). | 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z | |
| 116-s-2362 | 116 | s | 2362 | American Business Tariff Relief Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 0 | American Business Tariff Relief Act of 2019 This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to establish a process whereby U.S. businesses may request that articles newly subject to raised import duties be excluded from such duties. For an exclusion to be granted, the business seeking the exclusion must demonstrate the article's unavailability from any other source or that the duty would cause economic harm to a U.S. interest. | 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z | |
| 116-s-2409 | 116 | s | 2409 | United States Reciprocal Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 1 | United States Reciprocal Trade Act This bill allows the President, in certain circumstances, to (1) negotiate with a foreign country for tariff reductions on exported U.S. goods, or (2) impose additional duties on imported goods. Specifically, the President may take these actions if it is determined that the country (1) when importing a good from the United States, applies a higher rate of duty on that good than the rate imposed by the United States when imported from that country; or (2) similarly imposes other, nontariff trade restrictions on that good. The President must terminate a rate of duty increase under this bill if the country no longer applies such higher rates or nontariff trade restrictions, or if the higher rate is no longer in the interest of the United States. Congress may nullify a rate of duty increase implemented under this bill through a joint resolution. This bill is effective for three years, subject to one three-year renewal. | 2022-11-01T13:50:13Z | |
| 116-s-2338 | 116 | s | 2338 | Preventing Nuclear Proliferation in Saudi Arabia Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-30 | 2019-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 3 | Preventing Nuclear Proliferation in Saudi Arabia Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the Export-Import Bank from financing Saudi Arabia's importation of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other goods unless Saudi Arabia (1) puts a nuclear cooperation agreement into effect, (2) signs and implements an Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and (3) commits to not possess nuclear facilities within its territory or engage in nuclear enrichment or reprocessing. | 2022-11-01T13:50:16Z | |
| 116-s-2293 | 116 | s | 2293 | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-25 | 2019-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] | ND | R | C001096 | 15 | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank through FY2029. It also provides for a temporary board of directors of the Export-Import Bank if the existing board fails to constitute a quorum for 90 consecutive days during the term of a President. | 2022-11-01T13:50:23Z | |
| 116-s-2222 | 116 | s | 2222 | A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to persons with seriously delinquent tax debt. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-23 | 2019-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 1 | This bill prohibits the Export-Import Bank from providing financing to a person with seriously delinquent tax debt or for a project in which any participant has seriously delinquent tax debt. | 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z | |
| 116-hr-3807 | 116 | hr | 3807 | Independent Labor Secretariat for Fair Trade Deals Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-17 | 2019-07-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 16 | Independent Labor Secretariat for Fair Trade Deals Act This bill establishes a Labor Secretariat to (1) address transnational issues relating to labor, (2) monitor and enforce labor-related trade agreement provisions, and (3) provide research relating to the effects of trade agreements on jobs and communities in countries covered by such agreements. | 2022-11-01T13:50:34Z | |
| 116-hr-3759 | 116 | hr | 3759 | Defending Americaâs 5G Future Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-15 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000579 | 5 | Defending America's 5G Future Act This bill prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests. Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its subsidiaries or affiliates. | 2022-11-01T13:50:38Z | |
| 116-s-2117 | 116 | s | 2117 | Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] | UT | R | R000615 | 2 | Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019 This bill restricts the Department of Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to license requirements for exports. Commerce may remove Huawei from the list only after certifying to Congress that (1) Huawei has neither violated U.S. or U.N. sanctions for five years nor stolen U.S. intellectual property during that time, and (2) Huawei poses no ongoing threat to U.S. telecommunications or infrastructure or the infrastructure of U.S. allies. | 2022-11-01T13:50:38Z | |
| 116-s-2118 | 116 | s | 2118 | Defending Americaâs 5G Future Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 11 | Defending America's 5G Future Act This bill prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests. Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its subsidiaries or affiliates. | 2022-11-01T13:50:38Z | |
| 116-hr-3737 | 116 | hr | 3737 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-12 | 2019-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] | PA | D | C001090 | 0 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires a foreign manufacturer of products imported into the United States to establish a registered agent in the United States to accept service of process for regulatory proceedings or civil actions. Specifically, the bill requires specified agencies to implement regulations requiring a foreign manufacturer or producer to establish a registered agent who is authorized to accept process on behalf of the manufacturer or producer. The agent must be located in a state with substantial connection to the import, distribution, or sale of the product and, by registering an agent, the manufacturer or producer consents to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of that state. Additionally, the Department of Commerce must establish, maintain, and make publicly available a registry of such agents. The Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration must also jointly report on whether to require a foreign producer of imported food to register such an agent. | 2022-11-01T13:50:39Z | |
| 116-hr-3719 | 116 | hr | 3719 | CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-11 | 2019-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. | House | Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] | LA | R | H001077 | 4 | CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill revises and permanently reauthorizes the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), a voluntary, public-private partnership program for expediting the movement of secure cargo through the international supply chain. Specifically, the bill allows an eligible entity (e.g., importer, exporter, customs broker, or carrier) that meets certain security measures and supply chain practices to apply to participate in the CTPAT program at a defined tier, pursuant to which it will receive tier-specific benefits such as fewer inspections at ports of entry, priority examination of cargo, and other accelerated trade mechanisms. The bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend or remove a participant that fails to meet minimum security criteria, provides false or misleading information, or poses a threat to national security. Additionally, the bill revises the process for an eligible entity's recertification and revalidation, and it allows CBP to recognize a revalidation conducted by a foreign government under a Mutual Recognition Agreement. | 2022-11-01T13:50:41Z | |
| 116-hr-3673 | 116 | hr | 3673 | Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-07-10 | 2019-07-10 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] | SC | D | C001122 | 0 | Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act of 2019 This bill allows for congressional disapproval of certain trade actions (e.g., imposing tariffs), including actions by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Congressional approval is required for a trade adjustment that is made for national security reasons. | 2022-11-01T13:50:42Z | |
| 116-hr-3532 | 116 | hr | 3532 | China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-27 | 2019-06-27 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] | TN | R | G000590 | 18 | China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019 This bill controls exports of certain national interest technology and intellectual property to China. Specifically, covered technology or intellectual property includes items that (1) would contribute significantly to the Chinese military to the detriment of U.S. national security, (2) are included in a designated list of product components compiled by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), or (3) are used by China to violate human rights or religious liberties. The bill requires the President to control exports to China of any covered technology or intellectual property. Additionally, the President must sanction (1) any foreign person who sells to, or purchases from, China any covered item; and (2) any Chinese person who knowingly uses a covered item provided to them in violation of U.S. export control law. In addition to a specified list of industries subject to the bill, the USTR must identify products manufactured or produced in, or exported from, China that either receive certain support from China or are used by China to violate human rights or religious liberties. | 2022-11-01T13:50:50Z | |
| 116-hr-3557 | 116 | hr | 3557 | To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-27 | 2019-06-27 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 2 | This bill limits the President's authority to use emergency economic powers to impose duties on items entering the United States. | 2022-11-01T13:50:48Z | |
| 116-hr-3559 | 116 | hr | 3559 | Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-27 | 2019-06-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] | NY | D | E000297 | 15 | Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act This bill prohibits the export or reexport of electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, and consumer electronics, subject to certain exemptions (e.g., items that meet specific criteria designed to ensure they do not become the source of counterfeit products). | 2022-11-01T13:50:48Z | |
| 116-hr-3477 | 116 | hr | 3477 | Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-25 | 2019-06-25 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] | FL | D | M001202 | 6 | Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 This bill requires the President, when modifying duty rates for national security reasons, to obtain congressional approval through a joint resolution for these modifications. The bill also gives Congress the authority to disapprove through a joint resolution certain duties or other import restrictions imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative. | 2022-11-01T13:50:54Z | |
| 116-hr-3407 | 116 | hr | 3407 | United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-21 | 2019-11-14 | Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Davis, Rodney. Petition No: 116-4. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20191114?CongressNum=116">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] | CA | D | W000187 | 1 | United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank through FY2026 and otherwise modifies its operations. Specifically, the bill redesignates the U.S. Export-Import Bank as the United States Export Finance Agency and increases the agency's lending cap over the period of its reauthorization. The bill also requires that at least an additional 5% of its total annual transactions are in support of small businesses. Additionally, the bill requires the agency to neutralize Chinese export subsidies by establishing a program to provide competitive financing. The bill also restricts access to agency financing for entities that are owned or controlled by China. Further, the bill establishes (1) the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion; (2) the Office of Territorial Exporting; and (3) the Office of Financing for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage Exports. In the event that there is no board quorum for more than 90 days, the bill provides for the establishment of a temporary board. It also requires the agency to take certain measures to increase transparency and accountability. | 2022-11-01T13:50:58Z | |
| 116-hr-3242 | 116 | hr | 3242 | Office of Territorial Exporting Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-12 | 2019-06-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | V000081 | 2 | Office of Territorial Exporting Act This bill establishes the Office of Territorial Exporting within the Export-Import Bank to facilitate the provision of financial assistance to export businesses in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. | 2022-11-01T07:02:33Z | |
| 116-hres-433 | 116 | hres | 433 | Affirming that trade is an integral part of the United States economy and the importance of the United States-Mexico economic relationship. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-10 | 2019-06-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] | AZ | D | S001211 | 3 | This resolution affirms the importance of the United States' economic relationship with Mexico as an essential trading ally and opposes the implementation of tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico. | 2022-11-01T06:47:29Z |
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