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HR 1717 112th Congress House

Balancing Trade Act of 2011

Official title: To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country.

Introduced: May 4, 2011 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightTrade agreements and negotiations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 4, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 4, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Balancing Trade Act of 2011 - Requires the President, if in three consecutive calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with another country of $10 billion or more, to take the necessary steps to create a trading relationship that would eliminate or substantially reduce that trade deficit by entering into an agreement with that country.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1717: Balancing Trade Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1717/
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"H.R. 1717: Balancing Trade Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1717/.
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H.R. 1717, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1717/.
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