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HR 6141 114th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance

Promoting Transparency in Trade Act

Introduced: September 22, 2016 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 22, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 22, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Transparency in Trade Act

This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require the President to publish on a publicly available website the U.S. negotiating position and each new U.S. proposal for a proposed trade agreement at the conclusion of each negotiating round.

Trade authorities procedures (fast track) shall not apply to any implementing bill with respect to a trade agreement if during the 60-day period that one House of Congress passes a resolution of disapproval for the President's failure to publish U.S. positions with respect to each trade negotiation round, the other House separately agrees to a resolution of disapproval.

The bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to ensure that the Chief Transparency Officer of the Office of the USTR does not have, or appear to have, any conflict of interest in ensuring the transparency of the activities of the Office, including trade negotiations.

What's happening now September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2