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H.R. 5188 118th Congress House

Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose limitations on the authority of the President to adjust imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 15, 2023 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Aug 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023

This bill requires congressional approval for a presidential import adjustment due to a national security threat from an import related to military equipment, energy resources, or critical infrastructure essential to national security. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken.

The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce) must investigate the effect of these imports on national security.

The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made six years before enactment of this bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 12

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Oct 10, 2023
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McCormick, Richard
Georgia · Oct 2, 2023
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Sep 22, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 15, 2023
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Aug 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5188: Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5188/
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"H.R. 5188: Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5188/.
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H.R. 5188, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5188/.
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