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Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2019
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Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

This bill requires the President, when modifying duty rates for national security reasons, to obtain congressional approval through a joint resolution for these modifications. The bill also gives Congress the authority to disapprove through a joint resolution certain duties or other import restrictions imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative.

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3477 Identical bill Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 899: Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-899/
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"S. 899: Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-899/.
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S. 899, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-899/.
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