A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3329| Senate
| Updated: 8/1/2018
Rob Portman
Republican Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (6)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Trade Security Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise provisions related to the adjustment of U.S. imports due to a national security threat. The bill allows Congress to block a Presidential import adjustment through a joint resolution. This provision retroactively applies to adjustments made on or after July 1, 2018. However, it shall not apply to specified steel and aluminum import adjustments. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce ) must: investigate the national security threat of a U.S. import, and report to the President the results of that investigation. Commerce must provide recommendations regarding such imports upon request by the President.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMilitary readinessOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic participation and lobbyingTariffsTrade restrictions
A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3329| Senate
| Updated: 8/1/2018
Trade Security Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise provisions related to the adjustment of U.S. imports due to a national security threat. The bill allows Congress to block a Presidential import adjustment through a joint resolution. This provision retroactively applies to adjustments made on or after July 1, 2018. However, it shall not apply to specified steel and aluminum import adjustments. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce ) must: investigate the national security threat of a U.S. import, and report to the President the results of that investigation. Commerce must provide recommendations regarding such imports upon request by the President.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rob Portman
Republican Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (6)
Finance Committee
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMilitary readinessOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic participation and lobbyingTariffsTrade restrictions