United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4405 (109th)
Balancing Trade Act of 2005
Introduced
18 November 2005
Last action
18 November 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Subjects
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Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Balancing Trade Act of 2005 - Requires the President, if in three consecutive calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with another country of $10 billion or more, to take the necessary steps to create a trading relationship that would eliminate or substantially reduce that trade deficit, by entering into an agreement with that country or otherwise.
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Timeline
9 March 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H852)
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18 November 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 November 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4405
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4405
- us · 109-hr-4405 · source updated 15 August 2025