The WTC Trade Policy Advocacy Council ("Council") made up of members with an interest in international legislative activity and is a resource for members of the WTC Denver. The Council endeavors to provide timely and objective information about actions, policies and proposals of the federal, state and local governments that may affect conditions for international trade, commerce and investment by companies and entrepreneurs located in Colorado. Consistent with that mission, the Council maintains this page regarding current and prospective bills and resolutions under consideration by Congress and the Colorado General Assembly that might be of interest to WTC Denver members. If you are interested in a bill or resolution listed below, or, if you are interested in adding a bill or resolution to the list, please email the WTC Denver at wtcdenver@att.net.
Colorado General Assembly
HB 1328
Status: HB 1328 died in committee.
Synopsis: In many legislative sessions, our Colorado General Assembly does not address bills affecting international business and trade. However, during the 2009 Legislative Session, HB 1328 was introduced and considered in committee. This Bill would require all public projects to purchase steel products made in the US. Although some may view this preference as beneficial to our State, enactment of such protectionist legislation could hurt Colorado's efforts to attract direct foreign investment in Colorado and promote international trade and global business. For that reason, WTC staff and the Council attended hearings on the bill and raised concerns with the sponsors and members of the involved Committees.
H.R. 3914
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 1969-12-31
Status:
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture, February 7, 2012 SYNOPSIS: A bill to amend theExport Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture DATE OF INTRODUCTION:February 7, 2012
111th Congress
The Senate and House of Representatives have continued to consider and debate numerous bills and resolutions regarding immigration, nationality and illegal aliens. The Council has concentrated on bills and resolutions that affect the business side of our international community, especially international trade from and to Colorado. The bills and resolutions being monitored include:
SRS 218
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/29/2011
Status:
Introduced in the Senate, June 29, 2011
Synopsis: A resolution encouraging the United States Trade Representative to establish and articulate a strategy for initiating negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
S309
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 02/08/2011
Status:
PROPOSED DATE: February 8, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: February 8, 2011
STATUS:
Introduced in the Senate, February 8, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Moldova
S308
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 02/08/2011
Status:
PROPOSED DATE: February 8, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: February 8, 2011
STATUS:
Introduced in the Senate, February 8, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes
S.Res.77
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Synopsis: Resolution expressing that the US and China should negotiate a bilateral agreement on clean energy cooperation.
S.Res.76
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: Resolution expressing that U.S. and China should work together to reduce or eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in clean energy and environmental goods and services.
S.Res.311
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A resolution encouraging the U.S. Trade Representative to pursue a free trade agreement between the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
S.Res.206
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
S.Res.136
Last Major Date: 07/09/0005
Status: Referred to Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: A bill expressing the sense of the Senate that the U.S. should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the country of Georgia.
S.780 (also HR 1837)
Last Major Date: 01/09/0004
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: Bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to add Paraguay to the list of countries that are eligible to be designated as beneficiary countries and ATPDEA beneficiary countries.
S.594
Last Major Date: 12/09/0003
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: Bill to require report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and phytosanitary barriers to trade before initiating negotiations to enter into any free trade agreement.
S.587
Last Major Date: 12/09/0003
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Synopsis: Bill to establish the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum to establish partnerships with interested countries in the hemisphere to promote energy security through the development of sustainable biofuels production and energy alternatives, research and infrastructure.
S.363
Last Major Date: 02/09/0002
Status: Read twice and referred to Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: Bill to make determinations by the US Trade Representative under Title III of the Trade Act of 1974 reviewable by the Court of International Trade and to ensure that the US Trade Representative considers petitions to enforce US trade rights.
S.2821
Last Major Date: 01/09/2012
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to require a reveiw of existin trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to establish terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Congress in making trade policy should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
S.2598
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on imports of certain handheld moving coil dynamic microphones.
S.1982
Trade Enforcement Priorities Act
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to renew and extend the provisions relating to the identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes.
S.1766
Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009
Last Major Date: 08/09/2010
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements.
S.1671
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to enhance the reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott and other trade boycotts of Israel.
S.1665
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to add Paraguay and Uruguay to the list of companies that are eligible to be designated as beneficiary countries and ATPDEA beneficiary countries, and for other purposes.
S.1631
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
Synopsis: A bill to reauthorize customs facilitation and trade enforcement functions and programs, and for other purposes.
S.1616
Last Major Date: 06/09/0008
Status: Introduced in the Senate.
Synopsis: A bill to authorize assistance to small and medium sized businesses to promote exports to the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
S.1466
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: A bill to establish the position of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to establish a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights at United States borders, and for other purposes.
S.1208
Last Major Date: 08/09/0006
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve export growth opportunities for small businesses, and for other purposes.
S.1196
Last Major Date: 08/09/0006
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Office of International Trade, and for other purposes.
S.1141
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes.
S.1089
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: A bill to facilitate the export of U.S. agriculture commodities and products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens and legal residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes.
S.1043
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: A bill to require the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a remed for the equitable border tax treatment on goods and services within the WTO by January 1, 2010 and for other purposes.
S.1043
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Synopsis: A bill to require the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a remed for the equitable border tax treatment on goods and services within the WTO by January 1, 2010 and for other purposes.
S 99
American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 11/17/2011
Status: PROPOSED DATE: January 25, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: November 18, 2011
STATUS:Introduced in the Senate, January 25, 2011
Reported in the Senate, as amended, May 18, 2011
Considered in the Senate, November 17, 2011
Passed in the Senate, as amended, November 17, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes.
S 3893
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status: Introduced in the Senate, September 29, 2010.
Synopsis: A bill to establish the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission, and for other purposes
S 3847
Security Cooperation Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status: Introduced in the Senate, September 27, 2010
Considered in the Senate, September 27, 2010
Passed in the Senate, September 27, 2010
Considered in the House, September 28, 2010
Passed in the House, September 28, 2010
Passed both chambers (cleared for the President), September 28, 2010
Presented to the President, September 29, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to implement certain defense trade cooperation treaties, and for other purposes
S 2862
Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status: Introduced in the Senate, December 9, 2009
Reported in the Senate, September 29, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Office of International Trade, and for other purposes
S 2058
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 12/31/1969
Status: PROPOSED DATE: February 1, 2012
LAST ACTION DATE: February 1, 2012
STATUS:Introduced in the Senate, February 1, 2012
Synopsis: A bill to close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve the effectiveness of sanctions on Iranian trade in petroleum products.
S 1443
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/28/2011
Status: Introduced in the Senate, July 28, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other purposes
S 1286
Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 06/28/2011
Status:
Introduced in the Senate, June 28, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance, and for other purposes
S 1238
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/21/2011
Status:
Introduced in the Senate, June 21, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes
S 1162
Removing Hurdles for American Manufacturers Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 06/09/2011
Status:
Introduced in the Senate, June 9, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to authorize the International Trade Commission to develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties, and for other purposes
HRS 472
No official title given
Last Major Date: 12/31/1969
Status: PROPOSED DATE: November 18, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: November 18, 2011
STATUS:Introduced in the House, November 18, 2011
Synopsis: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Egypt.
HRS 374
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/26/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, July 26, 2011
Synopsis: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Georgia
HRS 1699
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, September 29, 2010
Synopsis: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the United States with regards to paper products
HRS 1562
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/27/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, July 27, 2010
Synopsis: A resolution recognizing the importance of trade to job creation and the United States economy and calling for the immediate implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
HR 833
Agricultural Export Enhancement Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 02/28/2011
Status: PROPOSED DATE: February 28, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: February 28, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to remove obstacles to legal sales of United States agricultural commodities to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000
HR 656
African Investment and Diaspora Act
Last Major Date: 02/11/2011
Status: PROPOSED DATE: February 11, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: February 11, 2011
STATUS:
Introduced in the House, February 11, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to advance the mutual interests of the United States and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity, and for other purposes
HR 6535
United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Relations Act
Last Major Date: 12/16/2010
Status:
PROPOSED DATE: December 16, 2010
LAST ACTION DATE: December 16, 2010
STATUS:
Introduced in the House, December 16, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to advance the mutual interests of the United States and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity, and for other purposes
HR 6517
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 12/29/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, December 13, 2010
Became Public Law (P.L. 111-344), December 29, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes
HR 6231
American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 09/28/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, September 28, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes
HR 6071
Emergency China Trade Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 07/30/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, July 30, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China, to provide for a balanced trade relationship between that country and the United States, and for other purposes
HR 5901
Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 07/30/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, July 28, 2010
Considered in the House, July 29, 2010
Passed in the House, July 30, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
HR 5694
One Global Internet Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 07/01/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, July 1, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of a single, open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures, and to promote the free flow of information
HR 5694
One Global Internet Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 07/01/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, July 1, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of a single, open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures, and to promote the free flow of information
HR 554
Freedom Trade Act
Last Major Date: 02/08/2011
Status:
PROPOSED DATE: February 8, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: February 8, 2011
STATUS:
Introduced in the House, February 8, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of foreign countries that do not maintain acceptable standards of religious freedom and worker rights
HR 526
ON TIME Act
Last Major Date: 02/08/2011
Status:
PROPOSED DATE: February 8, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: February 8, 2011
STATUS:
Introduced in the House, February 8, 2011
Synopsis: ...market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes
HR 5156
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 07/28/2010
Status: Passed in the House, as amended, July 28, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services
HR 502
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 01/26/2011
Status: PROPOSED DATE: January 26, 2011
LAST ACTION DATE: January 26, 2011
STATUS:
Introduced in the House, January 26, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services
HR 2754
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 08/01/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, August 1, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to provide the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of the Treasury with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles, and for other purposes
HR 2707
Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act
Last Major Date: 07/29/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, July 29, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to establish trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture, and for other purposes
HR 2666
Border Tax Equity Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 07/27/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, July 27, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to neutralize the discriminatory effect of any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export if United States trade negotiating objectives regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization negotiations are not met
HR 2666
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/27/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, July 27, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to neutralize the discriminatory effect of any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export if United States trade negotiating objectives regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization negotiations are not met
HR 255
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 01/07/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, January 7, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes
HR 2525
Trade Adjustment Assistance Accountability Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 07/13/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, July 13, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes
HR 2287
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/22/2011
Status:
Introduced in the House, June 22
Synopsis: A bill to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met
HR 2284
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/22/2011
Status:
Introduced in the House, June 22, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste, and for other purposes
HR 2216
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/16/2011
Status:
Introduced in the House, June 16, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to allow for amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement to promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes
HR 2216
NADBank Enhancement Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 06/16/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, June 16, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to allow for amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement to promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes
HR 2165
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/14/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, June 14, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to repeal the trade adjustment assistance programs under the Trade Act of 1974
HR 2122
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 06/03/2011
Status:
Introduced in the House, June 3, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to renew the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes
HR 1875
End the Trade Deficit Act
Last Major Date: 07/28/2010
Status: Passed in the House, as amended, July 28, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit
HR 1875
End the Trade Deficit Act
Last Major Date: 07/28/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, April 2, 2009
Considered in the House, as amended, July 28, 2010
Passed in the House, as amended, July 28, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit
HR 1717
Balancing Trade Act of 2011
Last Major Date: 05/04/2011
Status:
Introduced in the House, May 4, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country
HJR 83
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/27/2010
Status: Became Public Law, July 27, 2010
Synopsis: A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
HJR 83
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/27/2010
Status: Became Public Law (P.L. 111-210), July 27, 2010
Synopsis: A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
HJR 83
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/27/2010
Status: Introduced in the House, May 11, 2010
Considered in the House, as amended, July 14, 2010
Passed in the House, as amended, July 14, 2010
Considered in the Senate, July 22, 2010
Passed in the Senate, July 22, 2010
Passed both chambers (cleared for the President), July 22, 2010
Presented to the President, July 27, 2010
Became Public Law (P.L. 111-210), July 27, 2010
Synopsis: A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
HJR 66
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 07/20/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, May 26, 2011
Considered in the House, as amended, July 20, 2011
Passed in the House, as amended, July 20, 2011
Synopsis: A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
HCR 132
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: Insists upon freedom, democracy, and human rights, including the release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties, free speech and a free press, and supervised elections, before increasing U.S. trade and tourism to Cuba.
H.Res.987
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House and referred to House subcommittee.
Synopsis: A resolution recognizing the importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama.
H.Res.934
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A resolution calling on the Government of the Republic of Korea to end unfair trade practices as such practices relate to the automotive industry, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it should take into account such unfair trade practices of the Republic of Korea when the House of Representatives considers the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, and for other purposes.
H.Res.887
Last Major Date: 03/09/2011
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A resolution recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese Taipei's, accession to the Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, and extending hope and good faith that this will promote its domestic economy and position in the global economy.
H.Res. 1681
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status:
Synopsis: A resolution supporting effective enforcement of United States trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders and particularly with regard to transshipment, in order to protect United States revenue and consumers and remedy harm to impacted United States companies and industries and American workers,
H.R.947
Last Major Date: 05/09/0002
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Synopsis: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the US and articles exported from the US in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected.
H.R.496
Status:
Synopsis: A bill to amend US trade laws to eliminate foreign barriers to exports of US goods and services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to strengthen enforcement of US intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at US borders.
H.R.4284
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: 12/14/09 Introduced to the House, Considered in the House 12/14/09, Passed in the House 12/14/09.
Synopsis: A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
H.R.4259
Employment Benefit Act
Last Major Date: 10/09/2012
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to facilitate foreign investment by permanently reauthorizing the EB-5 regional center program, and for other purposes.
H.R.414
Last Major Date: 07/09/0005
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means
Synopsis: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the country of Georgia.
H.R.4101
New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity and the Trade Act of 1974 to provide improved duty-free treatment for certain articles from certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes.
H.R.4046
Last Major Date: 06/09/2011
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to enhance the reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel.
H.R.3840
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to strengthen certain provisions relating to arms export licenses, and for other purposes.
H.R.3786
Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009
Last Major Date: 08/09/2010
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements.
H.R.3515
Export Control Improvements Act
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to make improvements in the electronic filing of export data, to strengthen enforcement authorities with respect to the Export Administration Regulations, and for other purposes.
H.R.3347
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Synopsis: To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of foreign countries that do not maintain acceptable standards of religious freedom and worker rights.
H.R.3276
American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009
Last Major Date: 10/09/2012
Status:
Introduced in the House, 07/21/09
Reported in the House, as amended, 11/04/09
Considered in the House, as amended, 11/05/09
Passed in the House, as amended, 11/05/09
Synopsis: A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the U.S. for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes.
H.R.3276
Reduce Iranian Cyber-Suppression Act
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to prohibit the heads of executive agencies from entering into or renewing procurement contracts with persons that export certain computer or telecommunications technologies to Iran, and for other purposes.
H.R.3012
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: 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.
Synopsis: A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Congress that the role of Congress in trade policy making should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
H.R.2927
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Synopsis: A bill to authorize the imposition of a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export and to authorize compensatory payments to eligible United States exporters to neutralize the discriminatory effect of such taxes paid by such exporters if United States trade negotiating objectives regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization negotiations are not met.
H.R.2742
Last Major Date: 04/09/0006
Status: Introduced in the House.
Synopsis: A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Azerbaijan.
H.R.2310
United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act
Last Major Date: 07/09/0005
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Synopsis: To authorize assistance to small and medium sized businesses to promote exports to the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
H.R.1875
Last Major Date: 02/09/0004
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Synopsis: A bill to establish an emergency commission to end the trade deficit.
H.R.1737
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: House committee/subcommittee actions; Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Synopsis: A bill to facilitate the sale of agricultural products to Cuba.
H.R.1531
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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.
Synopsis: A bill to facilitate export of agricultural products, medical devices, and medicines to Cuba and establish agricultural export promotion programs with respect to Cuba.
H.R.1530
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, 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.
Synopsis: A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba.
H.R. 6320
Small Business Export Support Act of 2010
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status: DATE OF INTRODUCTION: September 29, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to improve the support, training, education, and compliance assistance regarding export licensing requirements provided to small businesses and medium-sized businesses,
H.R. 6311
No Official Title Given
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status:
Synopsis: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade Representative to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment, and
H.R. 6259
VOTE Act
Last Major Date: 09/29/2010
Status: DATE OF INTRODUCTION: September 29, 2010
Synopsis: A bill to require approval to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries, and for other purposes
H.R. 3080
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Last Major Date: 10/13/2011
Status: Introduced in the House, October 3, 2011
Reported in the House, October 6, 2011
Considered in the House, October 11, 2011
Passed in the House, October 12, 2011
Considered in the Senate, October 12, 2011
Passed in the Senate, October 12, 2011
Passed both chambers (cleared for the President), October 12, 2011
Presented to the President, October 13, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
H.R. 3079
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Last Major Date: 10/03/2011
Status:
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: October 3, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
H.R. 3078
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Last Major Date: 10/03/2011
Status:
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: October 3, 2011
Synopsis: A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
H.J.RES.56
Last Major Date: 11/30/-0001
Status: Became Public Law (P.L. 111-42).
Synopsis: Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
