International Trade - Legislation
- Bill Enacted: H.R.4120 Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes.
October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-358.
(October 6, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.7177 Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.
October 06, 2008: Presented to President.
(October 4, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization ...
To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
October 06, 2008: Presented to President.
(October 4, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007
A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.
October 03, 2008: Presented to President.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
October 03, 2008: Presented to President.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6947 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
(September 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
(September 9, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(August 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.
(July 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6630 To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority ...
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.
(July 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3403 New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage the Nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities.
July 23, 2008: Signed by President.
(July 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act
A bill to advance America's priorities.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6560 To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law ...
To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ...
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3227 Iran Sanctions Act of 2008
An original bill to impose sanctions on Iran and for other purposes.
(July 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3182 Science Appropriations Act, 2009
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6346 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act
To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6124 Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008
To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
June 18, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-246.
(June 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6284 Close the London Loophole Act of 2008
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and to increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the United States.
(June 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3129 Close the London Loophole Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and to increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the United States.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3130 Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3131 Oil Speculation Control Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure the application of speculation limits to speculators in energy markets, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.38 A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of ...
A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of a Deputy United States Trade Representative.
(June 3, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3081 A bill to establish a Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force within ...
A bill to establish a Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force within the Department of Justice.
(June 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3083 Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008
A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
(June 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.88 Softwood Lumber Act of 2008
Amending the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reinsert the trade title contained in the conference report to accompany H.R. 2419 of the 110th Congress (Report 110-627).
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
(May 18, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6074 Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2998 Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2008
A bill to require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services, and for other purposes.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
(May 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2976 OPEC Accountability Act
A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries.
(May 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2971 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes.
(April 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2964 OPEC Accountability Act
A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2906 Agriculture Smart Trade Act
A bill to require a report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement, and for other purposes.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2917 Syria Accountability and Liberation Act
A bill to strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2912 Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2920 Native American Small Business Development Act of 2008
A bill to reauthorize and improve the financing and entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2860 Fair Value and Independent Appraisal Act
A bill to diminish predatory lending by enhancing appraisal quality and standards, to improve appraisal oversight, to ensure mortgage appraiser independence, to provide for enhanced remedies and enforcement, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2830 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.324 Expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion ...
Expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008
A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5724 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
To implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2813 China Currency Manipulation Act of 2008
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to take action with respect to currency manipulation by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
(April 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2793 Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act
A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe a rule prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.
(March 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5534 Bear Protection Act of 2008
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the same manner as with respect to prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.
(March 3, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.5264 Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008
To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
February 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-191.
(February 27, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
To amend the Do-not-call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal "do-not-call" registry.
February 15, 2008: Signed by President.
(February 13, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.781 Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.
February 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-188.
(February 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.990 Encouraging the accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of ...
Encouraging the accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5429 Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements in Alaska Amendments Act of 2008
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for marine mammal cooperative management agreements in Alaska, and for other purposes.
(February 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2597 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment ...
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Moldova.
(February 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2562 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment ...
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2563 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment ...
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Azerbaijan.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008
To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.
(January 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.928 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the trade relationship between the United States and India.
(January 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.926 Recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. ...
Recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy.
(January 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4933 Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendments Act of 2008
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect captive wildlife and to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(January 1, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-161.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4855 To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of ...
To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.417 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.60 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating ...
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2459 A bill to authorize appropriations for research and enforcement ...
A bill to authorize appropriations for research and enforcement activities of the Federal Trade Commission related to misleading mortgage advertisements.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4341 To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act ...
To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months.
(December 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2433 Global Poverty Act of 2007
A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
(December 5, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.50 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
December 06, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-132.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4331 Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4329 NAFTA Accountability Act
To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4298 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations ...
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2412 Presidential Funding Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4222 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of ...
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XXII of the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC recipients.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
November 13, 2007: Vetoed by President.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4144 To require those applying for, and renewing, SCHIP, TAA, and ATAA ...
To require those applying for, and renewing, SCHIP, TAA, and ATAA benefits to present documentation proving both citizenship and identity in order to receive those benefits.
(November 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.814 Encouraging the elimination of fishing subsidies that contribute to ...
Encouraging the elimination of fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in the world's commercial fishing fleets and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks.
(November 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4125 To amend the Hobby Protection Act to require that imitation Civil War ...
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to require that imitation Civil War items be clearly marked as copies.
(November 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2302 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
An original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
(October 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2222 Trade Agreement Assessment Act
A bill to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, and for other purposes.
(October 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3943 Trade Adjustment Assistance and Training Improvements Act of 2007
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance for workers program, and for other purposes.
(October 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3920 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and firms, and for other purposes.
(October 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3905 New Partnership for Development Act of 2007
To provide for an additional trade preference program for least developed countries, and for other purposes.
(October 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3843 NEW JOBS Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special allocation under the new markets tax credit in connection with trade adjustment assistance.
(October 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3829 Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2007
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals.
(October 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3796 Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes.
(October 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3801 TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes.
(October 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2155 International Clean Energy Technologies Deployment and Global Energy ...
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to encourage the development of clean energy technologies for deployment in markets abroad, to assist the Department of Energy's promotion of research and development of clean and efficient energy systems, to encourage the Department of Energy and other Federal agencies to work together to improve the advancement of sustainable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
(October 2, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3375 To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of ...
To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months.
September 28, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-89.
(September 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3684 Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2007
To enhance reciprocal market access for United States domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3580 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.
September 27, 2007: Signed by President.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3670 Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act
To direct the Secretary of State to enhance diplomatic relations with foreign countries and to promote domestic business interests abroad by establishing a grant program to promote international travel to the United States.
(September 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2096 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal "do-not-call" registry.
(September 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3589 To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance ...
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers.
(September 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3578 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act
To safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3525 FACT Act Rulewriting Improvement Act of 2007
To require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take the lead in implementation of the guidelines and regulations, and for other purposes.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3526 To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory ...
To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.618 Recognizing the importance of addressing the plight of Afro-Colombians.
Recognizing the importance of addressing the plight of Afro-Colombians.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1919 Trade Enforcement Act of 2007
A bill to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, and for other purposes.
(July 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3250 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on State revenues from tolls first imposed during calendar year 2009, on Federally-financed interstate highways.
(July 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.587 Expressing the sense of the House of the Representatives that ...
Expressing the sense of the House of the Representatives that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress.
(July 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3204 Trade Advisory Committee Reform Act
To reform the Trade Advisory Committee system to ensure that a broad range of views are represented and accommodated in developing United States trade policy.
(July 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1832 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007
A bill to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3093 Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.552 Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to ...
Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to remove barriers to United States financial services firms doing business in China.
(July 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2991 Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007
To improve the availability of health information and the provision of health care by encouraging the creation, use, and maintenance of lifetime electronic health records of individuals in independent health record trusts and by providing a secure and privacy-protected framework in which such records are made available only by the affirmative consent of such individuals and are used to build a nationwide health information technology infrastructure.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2964 Captive Primate Safety Act
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes.
(July 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1745 Science Appropriations Act, 2008
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2886 Japan Currency Manipulation Act
To address the exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen with respect to the United States dollar, and for other purposes.
(June 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2844 Food Security and Agricultural Development Act of 2007
To promote United States emergency and non-emergency food and other assistance programs, to promote United States agricultural export programs, and for other purposes.
(June 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2829 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1677 Promoting Market Access for Financial Services Act
A bill to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Coordination Act of 1988 and for other purposes.
(June 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.506 Condemning ongoing human rights abuses in Vietnam, and expressing ...
Condemning ongoing human rights abuses in Vietnam, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should remove permanent normal trade relations status with Vietnam unless all political and religious prisoners are released and significant and immediate human rights reforms are made by the Government of Vietnam.
(June 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2714 To require the President to delay or reverse the implementation of a ...
To require the President to delay or reverse the implementation of a decision of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body that is adverse to the United States involving the calculation of dumping margins and weighted average dumping margins, and for other purposes.
(June 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1530 Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes.
(May 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1498 Captive Primate Safety Act
A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2420 International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 2007
To declare United States policy on international climate cooperation, to authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries, and to establish the International Clean Energy Foundation.
(May 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2415 Affordable Gas Price Act
To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.
(May 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1246 Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act
A bill to establish and maintain a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes.
(April 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.338 Encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and the ...
Encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and the European Union to strengthen the transatlantic market.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1958 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain ...
To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1048 Crane Conservation Act of 2007
A bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries that activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1771 Crane Conservation Act of 2008
To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1033 Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007
A bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1021 Japan Currency Manipulation Act
A bill to address the exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen with respect to the United States dollar, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1019 Health Care Choice Act of 2007
A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1007 United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.875 Security and Fuel Efficiency Energy Act of 2007
A bill to improve energy security of the United States through a 50 percent reduction in the oil intensity of the economy of the United States by 2030 and the prudent expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by raising the fuel efficiency of the vehicular transportation fleet, increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, fostering responsible oil exploration and production, and improving international arrangements to secure the global oil supply, and for other purposes.
(March 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1464 Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008
To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1405 Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act
To establish a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes.
(March 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.796 Fair Currency Act of 2007
A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for other purposes.
(March 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.767 Fuel Economy Reform Act
A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1278 Trade Prosecutor Act
To establish the position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1127 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow United States manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings as interested parties, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1150 Commission on Economic Indicators Act of 2007
To establish the Commission on Economic Indicators to conduct a study and submit a report containing recommendations concerning the appropriateness and accuracy of the methodology, calculations, and reporting used by the Government relating to certain economic indicators.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1108 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.625 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1042 Trade Promotion Authority Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007
To extend trade promotion authority.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.571 A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply ...
A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.460 Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act
A bill to make determinations by the United States Trade Representative under title III of the Trade Act of 1974 reviewable by the Court of International Trade and to ensure that the United States Trade Representative considers petitions to enforce United States Trade rights, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.782 Fair Currency Act of 2007
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.445 Trade Prosecutor Act
A bill to establish the position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.708 Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement Act
To amend United States trade laws to address more effectively import crises, and for other purposes.
(January 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.364 Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act
A bill to strengthen United States trade laws and for other purposes.
(January 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.624 Free Trade With Cuba Act
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
(January 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.548 To establish a Congressional Trade Office.
To establish a Congressional Trade Office.
(January 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.504 Textile Negotiator Promotion Act
To redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative as the Chief Textiles Negotiator and confer the rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.318 Textile Negotiator Promotion Act
A bill to redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative as the Chief Textile Negotiator and confer the rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.321 Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to require that additional tariffs be imposed on products of that country on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the currency of that country and the United States dollar.
(January 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.256 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007
To prevent children's access to firearms.
(January 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.217 Cuba Reconciliation Act
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.216 Baseball Diplomacy Act
To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.169 Balancing Trade Act of 2007
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.12 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Oil".
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.172 Exit the OECD Act of 2007
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6406 Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006
To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.
(December 5, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6346 Andean Bridge to a Reciprocal Trade Partnership Act
To extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.4048 Exit the OECD Act of 2006
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
(November 12, 2006) - Bill Enacted: H.R.5684 United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
September 26, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-283.
(September 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3569 United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
(June 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5672 Appropriations bill FY2007, Commerce, Justice, Science, State
Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3495 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment ...
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.
(June 11, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5602 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal ...
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.
(June 11, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5529 Trade Law Reform Act of 2006
To amend United States trade laws to address more effectively import crises, and for other purposes.
(June 4, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5522 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs ...
Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2815 Commission on Economic Indicators Act of 2006
A bill to establish the Commission on Economic Indicators to conduct a study and submit a report containing recommendations concerning the appropriateness and accuracy of the methodology, calculations, and reporting used by the Government relating to certain economic indicators.
(May 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5377 Corporate Code of Conduct Act
To require nationals of the United States that employ more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a Corporate Code of Conduct with respect to the employment of those persons, and for other purposes.
(May 9, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5043 Restoring America's Competitiveness Act of 2006
To amend United States trade laws to address more effectively import crises, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.1053 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment ...
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.
March 23, 2006: Signed by President.
(March 21, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4950 Commission on Economic Indicators Act of 2006
To establish the Commission on Economic Indicators to conduct a study and submit a report containing recommendations concerning the appropriateness and accuracy of the methodology, calculations, and reporting used by the Government relating to certain economic indicators.
(March 12, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2317 Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative to identify trade enforcement priorities and to take action with respect to priority foreign country trade practices, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2267 A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply ...
A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China.
(February 7, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4340 United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
January 11, 2006: Signed by President.
(January 9, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4405 Balancing Trade Act of 2005
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country.
(November 16, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2027 United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
A bill to implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
(November 14, 2005) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3057 Appropriations bill FY2006, Foreign Operations
Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
November 14, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-102.
(November 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4217 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow United States manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings as interested parties, and for other purposes.
(November 1, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.507 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Oil".
(October 22, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4004 Affordable Gas Price Act
To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3713 To repeal the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.
To repeal the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.
(September 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1444 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Industries Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for alternative means of certifying workers for adjustment assistance on an industry-wide basis.
(July 19, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1428 Stop Business With Terrorists Act of 2005
A bill to stop corporations from financing terrorism.
(July 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act
A bill to enhance resources to enforce United States trade rights.
(July 17, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3283 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act
To enhance resources to enforce United States trade rights.
(July 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3306 Fair Trade with China Act of 2005
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trade Act of 1974 to provide relief from certain practices by other countries, and for other purposes.
(July 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2355 Health Care Choice Act of 2005
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
(May 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1015 Health Care Choice Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
(May 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1638 Commodities Exchange Improvements Act of 2005
To reinstate regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of futures contracts, swaps, and hybrid instruments involving natural gas, to require review and approval by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of rules applicable to transactions involving natural gas, to provide for the reporting of large positions in natural gas, to provide for cash settlement for certain contracts of sale for future delivery of natural gas, to temporarily prohibit members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from going to work for organizations subject to regulation by the Commission, and for other purposes.
(April 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1384 Firearm Commerce Modernization Act
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.
(March 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.666 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
(March 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1376 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
(March 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.632 A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent ...
A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
(March 14, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1170 To authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent ...
To authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
(March 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.299 Investor in Iran Accountability Act of 2005
A bill to make information regarding certain investments in the energy sector in Iran available to the public, and for other purposes.
(February 5, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.579 To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
(January 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.246 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2005
To prevent children's access to firearms.
(January 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.209 Baseball Diplomacy Act
To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball.
(January 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.208 Cuba Reconciliation Act
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2005)