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S 4243 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials

DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2022

Introduced: May 18, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 17, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.
Nov 17, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-208.
May 25, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 18, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 18, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2022

This bill establishes an advisory council within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and sets out other efforts to address economic security and trade, as such matters relate to DHS's mission.

Specifically, DHS must establish the DHS Trade and Economic Security Council, comprised of component heads or their designees, to advise on economic security concerns, such as identification of concentrated risks and priorities for protecting the nation's economic security.

Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security and specifies its functions and duties. These include, among other responsibilities, coordination of supply chain policy.

What's happening now November 17, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4476 Related bill DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2021
  • HR 7776 Related bill James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
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 Cosponsors 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4243: DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4243/
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"S. 4243: DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4243/.
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S. 4243, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4243/.
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