S 899
116th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Economic performance and conditions
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
War and emergency powers
Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1