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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act [HB-6210]
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Imposes various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, including by prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there. Goods manufactured or produced in Xinjiang shall not be entitled to entry into the United States unless Customs and Border Protection (1) determines that the goods were not manufactured by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions; and (2) reports such a determination to Congress and to the public. The President
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/23/2020
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Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act [HB-6124]
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Provides financial assistance to companies harmed by retaliatory foreign tariffs. Specifically, it expands the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program, which currently provides such assistance to companies adversely affected by competing imported goods and services. The bill authorizes companies that have seen a significant decrease in sales of exported goods or services, in whole or in part as a result of tariffs imposed by foreign countries in response to U.S. tariff increases, to petition the Department of Commerce for trade adjustment
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Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Introduced In House on 03/05/2020
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A resolution calling upon the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution on Iran that extends the dates by which Annex B restrictions under Resolution 2231 are currently set to expire. [SR-509]
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This resolution calls upon the United Nations Security Council to extend certain expiring restrictions placed on Iran and on arms technology suppliers to Iran, including an export ban prohibiting Iran from exporting weapons and an embargo preventing the sale of arms to Iran.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/27/2020
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Safe Medicine Act [HB-5982]
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study American dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals and to empower the Food and Drug Administration to issue boxed warnings in the case of critical contamination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Introduced In House on 02/26/2020
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Safe Medicine Act [HB-5927]
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study American dependence on unsafe Chinese pharmaceuticals and to empower the Food and Drug Administration to mandate drug recalls in the case of critical contamination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Introduced In House on 02/18/2020
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Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-3737]
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To require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 08/09/2019
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Iran Diplomacy Act of 2020 [S.3314]
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States that it is U.S. policy to (1) seek negotiations with Iran toward establishing a new agreement that closes off Iran's paths to a nuclear weapon; (2) address Iran's regionally destabilizing actions and bring Iran back to compliance with its human rights obligations, and (3) create an environment that fosters humanitarian trade with Iran.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/13/2020
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Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act [HB-5880]
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Imposes certain sanctions on countries that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law. Specifically, the bill prohibits the provision of security assistance to, the sale or commercial export of arms to, or the exchange of law enforcement with a foreign country that has committed genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. The bill also establishes the U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights to review such violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law and to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ilhan Omar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/10/2020
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Original Recycling Bottle Act of 2020 [S.3281]
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[Environmental ]
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require recycling of beverage containers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/12/2020
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Congressional Oversight of Sanctions Act [HB-5879]
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Limits the duration of a declaration of national emergency by the President, directs the President to allow certain exports to a country under sanctions, and requires the President to provide specified information when exercising emergency economic powers. Specifically, the bill provides that any national emergency declared by the President shall terminate 60 days after the first day on which either house of Congress is in session following the declaration, unless Congress enacts a joint resolution to extend the emergency. If Congress does not enact
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/13/2020
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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 [S.3263]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
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Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/11/2020
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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 [S.3263]
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Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/11/2020
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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 [HB-5845]
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Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/12/2020
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Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2020 [HB-5846]
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To provide for working with allies to seek increased compliance by China with certain OECD export credit standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Introduced In House on 02/11/2020
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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 [S.3254]
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Makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; requires law enforcement agencies to be notified following a firearms-related background check
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/05/2020
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement. [HR-828]
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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative should resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement, which would eliminate tariffs on a range of environmental goods such as wind turbines, water treatment filters, and solar water heaters.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer
Introduced In House on 02/04/2020
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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 [HB-5717]
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Makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; requires law enforcement agencies to be notified following a firearms-related background check
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/10/2020
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Safeguarding Therapeutics Act [HB-5663]
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Became Public Law No: 116-304. on 01/05/2021
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To impose additional prohibitions relating to foreign boycotts under Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and for other purposes. [HB-5595]
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To impose additional prohibitions relating to foreign boycotts under Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/13/2020
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United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020 [S.3176]
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Provides for security assistance to Israel and authorizes actions to further U.S.-Israel cooperation. Specifically, under the Foreign Military Financing Program, the bill makes no less than $3.3 billion annually available to Israel through FY2028. The bill also extends through FY2025 (1) authority to stockpile war reserves in Israel, and (2) loan guarantees to Israel for up to $9 billion. The President is authorized to transfer munitions from reserve stocks to Israel for its self-defense. Further, the President must describe steps taken to include
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Risch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/03/2020