To establish the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission.
Latest action · Aug 5, 2010 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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission to examine, and report to the President and Congress on, the causes of the U.S. trade deficit, together with recommendations on how to address and reduce trade imbalances, such as the U.S. merchandise trade deficit, in order to promote sustainable economic growth that provides broad-based income and employment gains.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Jul 27, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 27, 2010 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 2, 2009 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Aug 5, 2010 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 29, 2010Received in the Senate.
- Jul 28, 2010Mr. Levin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 28, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6183-6189)
- Jul 28, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1875.
- Jul 28, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6183-6185)
- Jul 28, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2010The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1467 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Jul 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6177, H6183–H6189Text printed H6183–H6185 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Geoff Davis R-KY, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, John D. Dingell D-MI, Kevin Brady R-TX, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Wally Herger R-CA | Jul 28, 2010 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 27, 2010H.R. 1875, Establishing an Emergency Trade Commission to End the Trade Deficit<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as transmitted to CBO on July 26, 2010</p>
- Jul 27, 2010H.R. 1875, Establishing an Emergency Trade Commission to End the Trade DeficitPay-as-you-go table for the bill as transmitted to CBO on July 26, 2010
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3893 | A bill to establish the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 29, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To establish the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- End the Trade Deficit Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade and trade barriers
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Manufacturing
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Oil and gas
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Referred in Senate
- Jul 28, 2010Engrossed in House
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
