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United States Reciprocal Trade Act

USA116th CongressS-2409| Senate 
| Updated: 7/31/2019
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
Joe Manchin (Independent)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
United States Reciprocal Trade Act This bill allows the President, in certain circumstances, to (1) negotiate with a foreign country for tariff reductions on exported U.S. goods, or (2) impose additional duties on imported goods. Specifically, the President may take these actions if it is determined that the country (1) when importing a good from the United States, applies a higher rate of duty on that good than the rate imposed by the United States when imported from that country; or (2) similarly imposes other, nontariff trade restrictions on that good. The President must terminate a rate of duty increase under this bill if the country no longer applies such higher rates or nontariff trade restrictions, or if the higher rate is no longer in the interest of the United States. Congress may nullify a rate of duty increase implemented under this bill through a joint resolution. This bill is effective for three years, subject to one three-year renewal.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-764
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 1, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-764
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.


  • July 31, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 31, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 116-764: United States Reciprocal Trade Act
Advisory bodiesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightFree trade and trade barriersInternational organizations and cooperationLegislative rules and procedureOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsTrade restrictions

United States Reciprocal Trade Act

USA116th CongressS-2409| Senate 
| Updated: 7/31/2019
United States Reciprocal Trade Act This bill allows the President, in certain circumstances, to (1) negotiate with a foreign country for tariff reductions on exported U.S. goods, or (2) impose additional duties on imported goods. Specifically, the President may take these actions if it is determined that the country (1) when importing a good from the United States, applies a higher rate of duty on that good than the rate imposed by the United States when imported from that country; or (2) similarly imposes other, nontariff trade restrictions on that good. The President must terminate a rate of duty increase under this bill if the country no longer applies such higher rates or nontariff trade restrictions, or if the higher rate is no longer in the interest of the United States. Congress may nullify a rate of duty increase implemented under this bill through a joint resolution. This bill is effective for three years, subject to one three-year renewal.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-764
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 1, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-764
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.


  • July 31, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 31, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
Joe Manchin (Independent)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 116-764: United States Reciprocal Trade Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightFree trade and trade barriersInternational organizations and cooperationLegislative rules and procedureOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsTrade restrictions