Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 14, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9638)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify and report to specified congressional committees on: (1) U.S. trade enforcement priorities; (2) enforcement actions taken during the previous year and their impact in addressing foreign trade barriers; and (3) priority foreign country trade practices on which the USTR will focus its enforcement efforts.
Requires the USTR to: (1) consult with such congressional committees with respect to priorities, actions, and practices identified; and (2) report in detail the reasons for failing to identify a priority foreign country trade practice.
Requires the USTR to seek satisfactory resolution of any identified priority foreign country trade practice (including elimination or compensatory trade benefits) with the country concerned under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to a bilateral or regional trade agreement to which the United States is a party, or by any other means.
Establishes in the Office of the USTR the position of Chief Trade Enforcement Officer.
Directs the USTR to establish an interagency Trade Enforcement Working Group.
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding exchange rate intervention, International Monetary Fund (IMF) reform, and U.S. policy to prevent the loss of federal and state sovereignty in the negotiation, implementation, and enforcement of trade agreements.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to seek information and advice from the private and nonfederal governmental sectors with respect to prevention of the loss of federal and state sovereignty during trade agreement negotiation, implementation, and enforcement.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 16, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 16, 2006 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Feb 16, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9638)
- Feb 16, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 16, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1433-1434)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2467 | United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Asia
- Balance of payments
- China
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional committees (Senate)
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional voting
- Currency devaluation
- Development credit institutions
- Diplomats
- Dispute settlement
- East Asia
- Economic growth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Exports
- Federal officials
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Foreign exchange
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Governmental investigations
- House Ways and Means
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International competitiveness
- International monetary system
- Local laws
- Nontariff trade barriers
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Presidential appointments
- Reciprocity
- Senate Finance
- South Asia
- Sovereignty
- State laws
- Tariff
- Trade agreements
- Trade negotiations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2006Introduced in Senate
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