Trade Security Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/6/2019
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 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.
Cosponsors (9)
- Doug Jones (D-AL)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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