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HR 1278 110th Congress House

Trade Prosecutor Act

Official title: To establish the position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require ide… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trade Prosecutor Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) a Trade Enforcement Division, headed by a Trade Enforcement Officer, to ensure that U.S. trading partners comply with trade agreements to which the United States is a party. Establishes within the Division the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses.

Requires the USTR, after submission of a specified report, to annually identify (and report to Congress on): (1) U.S. trade enforcement priorities; (2) enforcement actions and their impact on foreign trade barriers; and (3) priority foreign country trade practices on which the USTR will focus enforcement efforts.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 27, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1278: Trade Prosecutor Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1278/
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"H.R. 1278: Trade Prosecutor Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1278/.
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H.R. 1278, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1278/.
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