Automotive Jobs Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Automotive Jobs Act of 2019
This bill directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to report on the status of the U.S. automotive industry.
The bill delays the submission to the President of the Department of Commerce's investigation initiated on May 23, 2018, regarding the effects on national security of importing automobiles and automotive parts. The submission is delayed until the USITC submits its report to the President and Congress and the President subsequently determines not to reopen the investigation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
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 Mar 13, 2019 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 45, March 13, 2019, page H2717.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45249 | Section 232 Investigations: Overview and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | May 18, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 121 | Automotive Jobs Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 15, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a study of the well-being of the United States automotive industry and stay the implementation of tariffs until the study is completed, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Automotive Jobs Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 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 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.
