Trade Restrictions

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US Congress 114th Congress

Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015 [HB-1916] [Trade ] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Budget and Spending ] [International ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Crime ]
Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation 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). The CBP shall establish priorities and performance standards to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sander Levin Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 05/06/2015

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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [HB-1907] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [International ]
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) shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Tiberi Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 80. on 05/14/2015

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To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes. [HB-1903] [Trade ] [Human Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition on the importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 05/04/2015

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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-1890] [Agriculture ] [Small Business ] [Trade ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [International ]
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Declares 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: more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-100, Part I. on 05/01/2015

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To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes. [HB-1654] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Military ]
To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that: defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq in which all faiths and ethnicities are afforded equal protection and full integration into the government and society; the people of Kurdistan face a deadly threat from ISIL which the Iraqi Security Forces, of which the Peshmerga are a component, are currently (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 12/09/2015

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Boycott Our Enemies not Israel Act [HB-1572] [Trade ] [International ] [Consumer Protection ]
Boycott Our Enemies not Israel Act Requires a revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require a certification from each person that is a prospective government contractor that such person, and any person owned or controlled by such person, is not a boycotting person (a person who, with the intent to comply with or support a boycott against Israel, refuses to do business with or in Israel, with any Israeli national or resident, or with a business concern organized under Israeli law). Debars from eligibility for federal contracts for at (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance Introduced In House on 03/24/2015

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Crude Oil Export Act [HB-156] [Energy ] [Trade ] [National Security ]
Crude Oil Export Act Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of: (1) coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and (2) materials or equipment which he determines necessary for either exploration, production, refining, or transportation of energy supplies, or for construction or maintenance of energy facilities within the United States. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal limitations on exports of oil. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/02/2015

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SISA Act Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2015 [HB-1540] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Defense ]
SISA Act Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2015 Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to eliminate authority to waive sanctions relating to: transportation of crude oil from Iran; financial institutions that engage in certain transactions; the financial sector of Iran; persons that support (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Franks Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 04/07/2015

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Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act [HB-1493] [International ] [Arts and Culture ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Trade ]
Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the President should establish an interagency coordinating committee to coordinate and advance executive branch efforts to protect and preserve international cultural property at risk from political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters. (Sec. 3) The President shall apply specified import restrictions with respect to any archaeological or ethnological material of Syria: within 90 days; without regard to whether Syria (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 114-151. (txt | Pdf) on 05/09/2016

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American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 [HB-1487] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Climate Change ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ]
American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 Amends the Natural Gas Act regarding natural gas exports to exclude from the expedited application and approval process any nation subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and related materials or equipment. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) to repeal limitations on oil exports. Amends the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/08/2015

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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act [HB-1314] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Pensions ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ]
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act TITLE I--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017. The bill revises procedures for implementing the sequester of direct spending, which is required under current law and involves cuts that interact with discretionary spending levels. The bill requires the sequester to take place in FY2016 and FY2017 as if the amendments that this bill makes to the discretionary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan Presented To President. on 11/02/2015

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Global Free Internet Act of 2015 [HB-1307] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Trade ] [International ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [National Security ]
Global Free Internet Act of 2015 Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet to be hosted by the Department of Commerce. Requires the Task Force to develop and implement strategies in response to foreign and domestic government policies that: (1) unjustifiably or unreasonably burden or restrict international trade in Internet-related goods, services, and content; (2) mandate or prefer certain Internet-related technology standards; (3) impede the free flow of information on the Internet; or (4) otherwise threaten the open, global nature of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anna Eshoo Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/31/2015

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Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act [HB-1191] [Defense ] [National Security ] [International ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ]
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the President, within five days after reaching an agreement with Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program, to transmit to Congress: the text of the agreement and all related materials and annexes; a related verification assessment report of the Secretary of State; a certification that the agreement includes the appropriate terms, conditions, and duration of the agreement's requirements concerning Iran's nuclear activities, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Became Public Law No: 114-17. (txt | Pdf) on 05/22/2015

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Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015 [HB-1180] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any government entity from issuing or enforcing a regulation, or taking any other action, that would restrict or prohibit the manufacture, importation, or sale in the United States of any ammunition that is not subject to the restriction or prohibition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015

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To modify the definition of "antique firearm". [HB-1114] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
To modify the definition of "antique firearm". Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015

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PARTS Act Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2015 [HB-1057] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ]
PARTS Act Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2015 Declares that it is not an act of infringement, with respect to a design patent that claims a component part of a motor vehicle as originally manufactured, to: (1) make, test, or offer to sell within, or import into, the United States any article of manufacture that is similar or the same in appearance to the component part claimed in such design patent if the purpose of such article is for the repair of a motor vehicle to restore its appearance as originally manufactured; or (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 02/02/2016

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Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act [HB-1013] [Cannabis ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act Directs the Attorney General to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act. Amends such Act to: (1) provide that schedules I, II, III, IV, and V shall consist of the drugs and other substances that are set forth in the respective schedules in part 1308 of title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (2) exempt marijuana from such Act except as provided in this Act; (3) revise the definition of "felony drug offense" to exclude (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/27/2015

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Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. [HJR-102] [Defense ] [International ] [Military ] [National Security ]
This joint resolution prohibits the proposed foreign military sale of specified defense articles to the United Arab Emirates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduced In House on 11/19/2020

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Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. [HJR-103] [Defense ] [International ] [Military ] [National Security ]
This joint resolution prohibits the proposed foreign military sale of specified defense articles to the United Arab Emirates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduced In House on 11/19/2020

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Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. [HJR-100] [Defense ] [International ] [Military ] [National Security ]
This joint resolution prohibits the proposed foreign military sale of specified defense articles to the United Arab Emirates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduced In House on 11/19/2020

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