Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Summary

Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 This bill requires the President, when modifying duty rates for national security reasons, to obtain congressional approval through a joint resolution for these modifications. The bill also gives Congress the authority to disapprove through a joint resolution certain duties or other import restrictions imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative.

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Timeline

1. 27 March 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 March 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 March 2019

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Sponsors

• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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