US Congress House Bill 3786 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-2)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-10-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from agreeing to the reduction or elimination of the existing rate of duty on any product in order to carry out a trade agreement entered into between the United States and a foreign country until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) the United States has obtained the reduction or elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers and policies and practices of such foreign country with respect to U.S. exports of any product that has the same physical characteristics and uses as the product for which the President seeks to modify its rate of duty; and (2) any violation of the trade agreement is immediately enforceable by withdrawal of the modification of the existing duty on such foreign product until the United States Trade Representative (USTR) certifies to Congress that the United States has obtained the reduction or elimination of the tariff or nontariff barrier or policy or practice of such foreign government. Requires the withdrawal of such a modification in specified circumstances until the USTR makes such a certification to Congress.

Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-08		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2009-10-08		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2493-2494)

SB1766 (Same As) 2009-10-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3786/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3786/BILLS-111hr3786ih.pdf