Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution
Latest action · Jan 31, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution
This concurrent resolution establishes (1) a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) shall be moved to the legislative branch, and (2) a Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to advise the committee in its development of the plan.
The USTR and the other heads of executive branch offices must make available to the committee and the board such information and assistance as the entities may reasonably require to carry out their activities.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 30, 2019 to Jul 30, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-MI | Justin Amash | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jul 30, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jan 31, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46604 | Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: Origin, Evolution, and Use Archived | Report | Dec 14, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 14 | Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution | Reintroduction of | Jan 26, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Establishing the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative shall be moved to the legislative branch in accordance with article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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 resolution 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.
