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=====MARCH 2015=====
HOUSE BILLS
HR 1307
Global Free Internet Act of 2015
Sponsor: Lofgren (D-Calif.)
A bill to combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of an open Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures, and to promote online free expression and the free flow of information.
Introduced in House; 3/4/2015
HR 1403
Balancing Trade Act of 2015
Sponsor: Kaptur (D-Ohio)
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.
Introduced in House; 3/17/2015
HR 1696
Sponsor: Graham, G. (D-Fla.)
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
Introduced in House; 3/26/2015
SENATE BILLS
S 619
United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsor: Cardin (D-Md.)
A bill to include among the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States regarding commercial partnerships trade negotiating objectives with respect to discouraging activity that discourages, penalizes, or otherwise limits commercial relations with Israel, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 3/2/2015
S 735
Level Playing Field in Trade Agreements Act of 2015
Sponsor: Merkley (D-Ore.)
A bill to require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements with respect to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 3/12/2015
S 758
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Sponsor: Stabenow (D-Mich.)
A bill to establish an Interagency Trade Enforcement Center in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 3/17/2015
S 891
Leveling the Playing Field Act
Sponsor: Brown, S. (D-Ohio)
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to facilitate the administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 3/26/2015
S 892
Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2015
Sponsor: Graham, L. (R-S.C.)
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 customs and trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 3/26/2015
=====APRIL 2015=====
HOUSE BILLS
HR 1773
Sponsor: Marchant (R-Texas)
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States.
Introduced in House; 4/14/2015
HR 1890
Sponsor: Ryan, P. (R-Wis.)
A bill to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations, to provide for consideration of trade agreements, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/17/2015
HR 1891
Sponsor: Ryan, P. (R-Wis.)
A bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/17/2015
HR 1892
Sponsor: Reichert (R-Wash.)
A bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/17/2015
HR 1894
Sponsor: Carney (D-Del.)
A bill to authorize the extension of preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods imported from Morocco.
Introduced in House; 4/20/2015
HR 1907
Sponsor: Tiberi (R-Ohio)
A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/21/2015
HR 1916
Sponsor: Levin (D-Mich.)
A bill to reauthorize trade enforcement and trade facilitation functions and activities, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/21/2015
HR 1917
Sponsor: Lipinski, D. (D-Ill.)
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish congressional procedures for the termination of economically harmful free trade agreements, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/21/2015
HR 1945
Sponsor: DeFazio (D-Ore.)
A bill to amend the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act to provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/22/2015
HR 1946
Sponsor: Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
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 for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/22/2015
HR 1947
Sponsor: Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
A bill to establish the Trade Agreements Enforcement Trust Fund to take actions to enforce free trade agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 4/22/2015
HR 2015
Sponsor: Lipinski, D. (D-Ill.)
A bill to establish educational seminars at United States ports of entry to improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to classify and appraise articles that are imported into the United States in accordance with the customs laws of the United States.
Introduced in House; 4/23/2015
SENATE BILLS
S 989
Sponsor: Coats (R-Ind.)
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States.
Introduced in Senate; 4/16/2015
S 995
Sponsor: Hatch (R-Utah)
A bill to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations, to provide for consideration of trade agreements, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 4/16/2015
S 1003
Sponsor: Collins, S. (R-Maine)
A bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 4/16/2015
S 1015
Sponsor: Hatch (R-Utah)
A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 4/20/2015
=====MAY 2015=====
HOUSE BILLS
H Res 248
Sponsor: Paulsen (R-Minn.)
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate preparatory work to begin negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia.
Introduced in House; 5/1/2015
H Res 278
Sponsor: Schweikert (R-Ariz.)
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 Tunisia.
Introduced in House; 5/19/2015
HR 2228
Sponsor: Pingree (D-Maine)
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada.
Introduced in House; 5/1/2015
HR 2340
Sponsor: Pitts (R-Pa.)
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to remove regulatory barriers to the re-exportation of controlled substances among members of the European Economic Area.
Introduced in House; 5/14/2015
HR 2369
Sponsor: Conaway (R-Texas)
A bill to lift the oil export ban and modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House; 5/15/2015
SENATE BILLS
S 1267
Sponsor: Hatch (R-Utah)
A bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 5/11/2015
S 1268
Sponsor: Hatch (R-Utah)
A bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 5/11/2015
S 1269
Sponsor: Hatch (R-Utah)
A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate; 5/11/2015
S 1381
Sponsor: Warren (D-Mass.)
A bill to require the President to make the text of trade agreements available to the public in order for those agreements to receive expedited consideration from Congress.
Introduced in Senate; 5/19/2015
S 1379
Sponsor: Inhofe (R-Okla.)
A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to require the development of a plan for each sub-Saharan African country for negotiating and entering into free trade agreements and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate; 5/19/2015
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