Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 [S.1890]
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[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. A trade secret owner may file a civil action in a U.S. district court seeking relief for trade secret misappropriation related to a product or service in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill establishes remedies including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees. It sets a three-year statute of limitation from the date of discovery of the misappropriation. A trade
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Signed By President. on 05/11/2016
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Afghanistan Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1875]
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[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
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[Human Services ]
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[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
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Afghanistan Accountability Act of 2015 TITLE I--EFFECTIVE AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Sec. 102) This bill expresses the sense of Congress with respect to U.S. assistance and accountability in Afghanistan, including that: the National Unity Government of Afghanistan has made a substantial commitment to reform that should be supported but also subject to heightened scrutiny by the Afghan people and international donors; the international community should work closely with the new government in supporting development priorities; the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Received In The House. on 04/29/2016
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Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 [S.1820]
[Small Business ]
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Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill defines a "major rule" as a rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) determines is likely to impose: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S. enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-343. Additional Views Filed. on 09/06/2016
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Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act of 2015 [S.1817]
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Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires a federal agency, when publishing a proposed major rule and when publishing a final major rule, to include a framework for assessing the rule. The bill defines "major rule" as any rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) finds has resulted in or is likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-282. on 06/20/2016
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Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015 [S.1702]
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Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the administering authority (i.e., the Secretary of Commerce, or any other officer of the United States to whom the responsibility for carrying out duties under such Act regarding countervailing and antidumping duties are transferred by law) to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate for an exporter or producer, upon the request of such exporter or producer, if four or fewer exporters and producers are involved in the investigation or review.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/25/2015
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SCRUB Act of 2015 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 [S.1683]
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SCRUB Act of 2015 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 Establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to review the Code of Federal Regulations to identify, using specified criteria, rules and sets of rules that collectively implement a regulatory program that should be repealed to lower the cost of regulation to the economy, giving priority to major rules that: (1) have been in effect more than 15 years, (2) impose paperwork burdens that could be reduced substantially without significantly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/25/2015
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National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act [S.1680]
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[Infrastructure ]
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National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: establish a national multimodal freight network, a national multimodal freight advisory committee, and a freight investment grant program; and develop a national multimodal freight strategic plan. Each state receiving a freight investment grant shall also develop a freight investment plan and establish a state freight advisory committee. The bill establishes in DOT an Office of Freight Planning, Permitting, and Development. DOT shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/25/2015
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American Export Promotion Act of 2015 [S.1570]
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[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Funding ]
American Export Promotion Act of 2015 Authorizes appropriations for the Industry and Analysis unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program. Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that will assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses and: create or sustain the greatest number of jobs, obtain the maximum return on investment, increase U.S. exports to the Asia and Pacific region, increase U.S. exports in services, or address
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/11/2015
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Ensuring Small Businesses Can Export Act of 2015 [S.1546]
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Ensuring Small Businesses Can Export Act of 2015 This bill declares that it is the policy of this Act: that, should the statutory authority for the export loan programs administered by the Export-Import Bank of the United States lapse, the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall serve the Bank's small business clients under existing statutory authority of the Small Business Act; to create an SBA Export Credit Insurance Program similar to the Bank's; and to ensure that small business exporters are served by SBA programs. The bill also amends the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 06/10/2015
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Cuba Trade Act of 2015 [S.1543]
[Trade ]
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[Agriculture ]
Cuba Trade Act of 2015 This bill repeals or amends current laws restricting trade with Cuba. The prohibition on assistance to Cuba, and the President's authority for the embargo on Cuba, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are eliminated. The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate: presidential authority to impose sanctions against Cuban trading partners, restrictions on transactions between U.S.-owned or controlled firms and Cuba, limitations on direct shipping between Cuban and U.S. ports, and restrictions on remittances. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/10/2015
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United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1417]
[Agriculture ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes and amends provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act. The Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. The bill reauthorizes several expiring provisions through FY2020, establishes procedures in the event of an interruption of inspection and weighing services, revises the process for delegating inspections to state agencies, and revises
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Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts
Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Roberts. Without Written Report. on 05/21/2015
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 [S.132]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Mining ]
Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 - Amends the O&C Lands Act of 1937 to establish uses and management requirements for the Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land and other Oregon land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Designates separate portions of the land for conservation and timber harvesting. Specifies requirements for managing the land, including: prohibiting the harvesting of trees of a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2015
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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1269]
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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 TITLE I--TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. (Sec. 102) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
By Senator Hatch From Committee On Finance Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-45. on 05/13/2015
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Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015 [S.1263]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
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[International ]
[Small Business ]
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Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs; and (2) administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act [S.1054]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
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[Grants ]
Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector. Smart manufacturing is a set of advanced sensing, instrumentation, monitoring, controls, and process optimization technologies and practices that merge information and communication technologies with the manufacturing environment for the real-time management of energy, productivity, and costs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 [S.1015]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement). CBP shall establish priorities and performance standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015
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STEP UP for American Small Businesses Act State Trade and Export Promotion Utilization Program for American Small Businesses Act [S.1011]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
STEP UP for American Small Businesses Act State Trade and Export Promotion Utilization Program for American Small Businesses Act Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for International Trade within the Small Business Administration to establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program. Authorizes the Associate Administrator to make competitive grants to states to carry out export promotion programs to increase: (1) the number of eligible small businesses that export (including rural small businesses and small
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 04/20/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the policies of the United States should support a transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, green jobs, full employment, a sustainable economy, fair wages, affordable energy, expanding the middle class, and ending poverty to promote national economic competitiveness and national security and for the purpose of avoiding adverse impacts of a changing climate. [HR-540]
[Energy ]
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[Climate Change ]
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[Trade ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Veterans ]
[Poverty ]
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[Grants ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the policies of the United States should support a transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, green jobs, full employment, a sustainable economy, fair wages, affordable energy, expanding the middle class, and ending poverty to promote national economic competitiveness and national security and for the purpose of avoiding adverse impacts of a changing climate. Declares that the House of Representatives shall: support
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/04/2015
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Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Department of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. [HR-496]
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[Science ]
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Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Department of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Recognizes the contributions of the Department of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University to the educational excellence, quality of life, and economic competitiveness of the United States. Congratulates the students, faculty, and alumni of the Department on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its establishment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael F. Doyle
Introduced In House on 10/27/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. [HR-22]
[Taxes ]
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[Energy ]
[Trade ]
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Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Contract with America should include a roadmap to restore American competitiveness by: simplifying the corporate tax structure with lower statutory rates and no loopholes; taxing overseas profits earned by American multinational companies only where they are earned; easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals; responsibly developing America's shale-gas and oil reserves; aggressively
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/02/2015