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HR 1717 112th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Trade agreements and negotiations

Balancing Trade Act of 2011

Introduced: May 4, 2011 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio 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
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
 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.

What's happening now May 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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