Trade Security Act of 2018

Summary

Trade Security Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise provisions related to the adjustment of U.S. imports due to a national security threat. The bill allows Congress to block a Presidential import adjustment through a joint resolution. This provision retroactively applies to adjustments made on or after July 1, 2018. However, it shall not apply to specified steel and aluminum import adjustments. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce ) must: investigate the national security threat of a U.S. import, and report to the President the results of that investigation. Commerce must provide recommendations regarding such imports upon request by the President.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 1 August 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 August 2018 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Trade Security Act of 2019
• related to ← Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act