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End the Trade Deficit Act

Introduced: August 2, 1996 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 2, 1996
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End the Trade Deficit Act - Establishes the Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit, whose purpose is to develop: (1) a trade policy plan to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit by the year 2006; and (2) a competitive trade policy for the 21st century.

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What's happening now August 2, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3987: End the Trade Deficit Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3987/
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"H.R. 3987: End the Trade Deficit Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3987/.
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H.R. 3987, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3987/.
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