S 1788
113th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Computers and information technology
Digital media
Free trade and trade barriers
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Digital Trade Act of 2013
Introduced: December 10, 2013
Introduced by:
Thune, John
Republican
· South Dakota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 10, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Digital Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) executive branch agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed with experts and leaders to promote an open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital trade; and (2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity to inform executive agency efforts related to digital trade.
States that it shall be a U.S. negotiating principle in negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement, and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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