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Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

Introduced: July 6, 2018 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

Establishes: (1) a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) shall be moved to the legislative branch, and (2) a Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to advise the Joint Ad Hoc Committee in its development of the plan.

Requires the USTR and the other heads of executive branch offices to make available to the Joint Ad Hoc Committee and the Congressional Advisory Board such information and assistance as the committee and the board may reasonably require to carry out their activities.

What's happening now January 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 14: Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-14/
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"H. Con. Res. 14: Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-14/.
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H. Con. Res. 14, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-14/.
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