Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005
Latest action · Jun 28, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze annually the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to impose additional tariffs, if necessary, to equalize any currency manipulations.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Jun 21, 2005 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2005 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jun 21, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1653, E1654 | Phil English R-PA | Jul 27, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-61 | CHINESE BARRIERS TO TRADE: DOES CHINA PLAY FAIR?76 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 20, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2005Introduced in House
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