To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 9, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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
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 9, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act
This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority terminates on January 1, 2024. The President may restore normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, subject to congressional disapproval.
Additionally, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes).
The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions, including to consider steps to suspend Russia's participation in the World Trade Organization and seek to halt the accession process of Belarus.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2022 to Mar 17, 2022; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Mar 9, 2022 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Mar 17, 2022 |
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 9, 2022 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2022Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 E246 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ | Mar 9, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 42, March 9, 2022, page H1424.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11881 | Invasion of Ukraine: Russia’s Trade Status, Tariffs, and WTO Issues Archived | Insight | Mar 18, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3786 | A bill to suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2022 |
| HR 7108 | Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act | Related bill | Apr 8, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.
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 9, 2022Introduced 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.
