Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act
Latest action · May 26, 2011 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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act - Allows, under specified conditions, certain U.S. persons supportive of the government's position before a dispute settlement panel or Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to participate in consultations and panel or Appellate Body proceedings.
Establishes the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the WTO dispute settlement system.
Amends the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to require congressional approval before any modification of an agency regulation or practice that has been adversely affected by a WTO decision.
Directs the United States to negotiate with the WTO to determine clarification of its obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreement due to an adverse WTO decision if the United States, Congress, or Commission finds that such decision created obligations never agreed to by the United States.
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make specified changes to strengthen the Act's antidumping and countervailing duty provisions. Requires congressional approval for revocation of nonmarket economy country determinations made by the administering authority.
Expands the authority of the administering authority or the International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose countervailing duties on products from a nonmarket economy country that have been provided a countervailable subsidy. Includes exchange-rate manipulation by a country as a countervailable subsidy.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a recommendation from the ITC before the President can impose a duty on an imported Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. product.
Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in Senate
- May 26, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- May 26, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3444)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1267 | Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act | Related bill | Jun 23, 2011 |
| HR 4071 | CHEATS Act | Related bill | Feb 24, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Asia
- Canada
- China
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government information and archives
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Latin America
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Mexico
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Tariffs
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in Senate
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