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HR 192 113th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Trade agreements and negotiations

Balancing Trade Act of 2013

Introduced: January 4, 2013 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Balancing Trade Act of 2013 - 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 January 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 192: Balancing Trade Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-192/
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"H.R. 192: Balancing Trade Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-192/.
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H.R. 192, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-192/.
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