US HB940 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires congressional approval for a presidential import adjustment due to a national security threat from an import related to military equipment, energy resources, or critical infrastructure essential to national security. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce) must investigate the effect of these imports on national security. The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made four years before enactment of this bill. In general, any rate of duty modification occurring in the time period beginning four years before and ending the day before enactment of this bill must revert to the previous rate unless it receives congressional approval.
Title
Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL] |
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. French Hill [R-AR] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] |
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX] | Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] | Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY] |
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC] | Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] |
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] |
Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI] | Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] |
Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX] |
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-31 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. |
2019-01-31 | House | 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. |
2019-01-31 | House | 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. |
2019-01-31 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB287 (Same As) 2019-01-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Foreign trade and international finance
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
Trade restrictions
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Foreign trade and international finance
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/940/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr940/BILLS-116hr940ih.pdf |