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HR 4263 116th Congress House

Act for the Amazon Act

Official title: To prohibit importation of certain products of Brazil, to prohibit certain assistance to Brazil, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Brazil.

Introduced: September 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural tradeBrazilForeign aid and international reliefForests, forestry, trees
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Military assistance, sales, and agreementsTrade restrictions
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Act for the Amazon Act

This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of certain products from Brazil, restricts the President from providing military or security assistance to Brazil, and prohibits any negotiations by a federal department or agency to enter into a free trade agreement with Brazil.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 8, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 16, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 10, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4263: Act for the Amazon Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4263/
MLA
"H.R. 4263: Act for the Amazon Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4263/.
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H.R. 4263, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4263/.
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[H.R. 4263: Act for the Amazon Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4263/)
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