Trade Security Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2019-02-06Referred 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.
- 2019-02-06Referred 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.
- 2019-02-06Introduced in House
- 2019-02-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-06 (00)
Trade Security Act of 2019
This bill revises 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 the Treasury) must
- investigate the national security threat of a U.S. import, and
- report to the President the results of that investigation.
Treasury must provide recommendations regarding such imports upon request by the President.
Cosponsors (18)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Paul Mitchell (R-MI)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- FRED UPTON (R-MI)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Infrastructure development
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- Oil and gas
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Public participation and lobbying
- Tariffs
- Trade restrictions
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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