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Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act

USA117th CongressHR-7579| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2022
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (11)
Tim Burchett (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Kevin Hern (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act This bill provides assistance for corporations to move operations from China to countries in Latin America or the Caribbean and addresses related issues. For example, the bill requires the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide financing and other assistance to eligible corporations for costs associated with such a move. Tariffs collected for goods manufactured in China shall be used to pay for such assistance. The President may provide preferential treatment, including duty-free treatment, for goods produced in a Latin American or Caribbean country by a corporation that received relocation assistance under this bill.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • April 26, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • April 26, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

International Affairs

AppropriationsAsiaBorder security and unlawful immigrationBusiness investment and capitalCaribbean areaChinaCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementCubaDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee hiringEnergy efficiency and conservationEuropeForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternational law and treatiesLatin AmericaManufacturingMexicoNuclear powerRussiaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwanTariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVenezuela

Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act

USA117th CongressHR-7579| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2022
Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act This bill provides assistance for corporations to move operations from China to countries in Latin America or the Caribbean and addresses related issues. For example, the bill requires the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide financing and other assistance to eligible corporations for costs associated with such a move. Tariffs collected for goods manufactured in China shall be used to pay for such assistance. The President may provide preferential treatment, including duty-free treatment, for goods produced in a Latin American or Caribbean country by a corporation that received relocation assistance under this bill.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • April 26, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • April 26, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (11)
Tim Burchett (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Kevin Hern (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsAsiaBorder security and unlawful immigrationBusiness investment and capitalCaribbean areaChinaCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementCubaDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee hiringEnergy efficiency and conservationEuropeForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternational law and treatiesLatin AmericaManufacturingMexicoNuclear powerRussiaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwanTariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVenezuela