Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
Latest action · Jan 9, 2014 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 9, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - States the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives obtaining: (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; and (2) the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment and that decrease market opportunities for U.S. exports or otherwise distort U.S. trade.
States the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to: (1) goods and services; (2) agriculture; (3) foreign investment; (5) intellectual property; (6) digital goods and services, as well as cross-border data flows; (7) regulatory practices; (8) state-owned and state-controlled enterprises; (9) localization barriers to trade; (10) labor and the environment; (11) currency; (12) the World Trade Organization and multilateral trade agreements; (13) trade institution transparency; (14) anti-corruption; (15) dispute settlement and enforcement; (16) trade remedy laws; (17) border taxes; and (18) textile negotiations.
Authorizes the President to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries for the reduction or elimination of tariff or nontariff barriers before July 1, 2018, or July 1, 2021, if trade authorities procedures are extended to implementing bills (congressional approval) with respect to such agreements.
Authorizes the President to proclaim necessary or appropriate modifications or continuation of any existing duty, continuation of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties to carry out any such agreement.
Subjects trade agreements to congressional oversight and approval, consultations, and access to information requirements.
Specifies presidential notifications and other actions and their deadlines that must take place for any trade agreement to enter into force.
Prescribes requirements for the treatment of trade agreements entered into under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or with the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries or the European Union (EU) which result from negotiations commenced before enactment of this Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should facilitate participation of small businesses in the trade negotiation process.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 9, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jan 9, 2014 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jan 9, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2014Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2014Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1900 | Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 | Identical bill | Jan 9, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agricultural trade
- Child safety and welfare
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Digital media
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Environmental health
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Food assistance and relief
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Human rights
- Intellectual property
- International law and treaties
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Labor standards
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Marine pollution
- Members of Congress
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Rural conditions and development
- Service industries
- Small business
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Tariffs
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Unemployment
- Wetlands
- Worker safety and health
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2014Introduced in House
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