Trade Prosecutor Act
Latest action · Jan 31, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trade Prosecutor Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) a Trade Enforcement Division, headed by a Trade Enforcement Officer, to ensure that U.S. trading partners comply with trade agreements to which the United States is a party. Establishes within the Division the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses.
Requires the USTR, after submission of a specified report, to annually identify (and report to Congress on): (1) U.S. trade enforcement priorities; (2) enforcement actions and their impact on foreign trade barriers; and (3) priority foreign country trade practices on which the USTR will focus enforcement efforts.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to Mar 19, 2007, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Mar 19, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1278 | Trade Prosecutor Act | Identical bill | Mar 7, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- China
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Diplomats
- Dispute settlement
- East Asia
- Economic growth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Foreign exchange
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Governmental investigations
- Import relief
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- Nontariff trade barriers
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Presidential appointments
- Small business
- Trade agreements
- Trade negotiations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
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