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HR 639 112th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Canada Currency International monetary system and foreign exchange Latin America Mexico Tariffs

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency.

Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by a foreign country in which the subject merchandise is produced; and (2) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued.

Declares that the fact that such a subsidy is also provided in circumstances not involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean it cannot be considered export contingent and actionable under a countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceeding.

Requires the administering authority to determine that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period: (1) the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; (2) the country's real effective exchange rate is undervalued by at least 5%; (3) the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and (4) the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months, 20% percent of the country's money supply, and the value of the country's imports during the previous 4 months.

Requires the use, for calculating a country's "real effective exchange rate undervaluation," of certain guidelines of the Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or, if those guidelines are not available, generally accepted economic and econometric techniques and methodologies. Requires the use, also, of inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted exchange rates.

Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.

What's happening now February 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 65
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 17, 2012
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 21, 2011
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 21, 2011
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 4, 2011
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2011
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 3, 2011
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 3, 2011
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2011
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 3, 2011
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 3, 2011
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 3, 2011
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 3, 2011
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 3, 2011
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 7, 2011
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 7, 2011
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2011
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 13, 2011
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 13, 2011
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 13, 2011
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 13, 2011
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2011
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 13, 2011
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 13, 2011
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 23, 2011
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 3, 2011
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2011
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2011
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 12, 2011
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 12, 2011
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 12, 2011
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 12, 2011
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2011
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 12, 2011
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 12, 2011
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 12, 2011
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 14, 2011
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 10, 2011
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2011
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 10, 2011
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 10, 2011
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 10, 2011
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 10, 2011
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 10, 2011
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 10, 2011
D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 10, 2011
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 10, 2011
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 10, 2011
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 10, 2011
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 10, 2011
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 2011
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