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Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2934| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2021
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Brian Schatz (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 This bill requires congressional approval for a presidential import adjustment due to a national security threat from an import related to military equipment, energy resources, or critical infrastructure essential to national security. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce) must investigate the effect of these imports on national security. The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made four years before enactment of this bill. In general, any rate of duty modification occurring in the time period beginning four years before and ending the day before enactment of this bill must revert to the previous rate unless it receives congressional approval.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-287
Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8666
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-287
    Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019


  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8666
    Introduced in House

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8666: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022
Congressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentLegislative rules and procedureMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsTrade restrictions

Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2934| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2021
Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 This bill requires congressional approval for a presidential import adjustment due to a national security threat from an import related to military equipment, energy resources, or critical infrastructure essential to national security. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce) must investigate the effect of these imports on national security. The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made four years before enactment of this bill. In general, any rate of duty modification occurring in the time period beginning four years before and ending the day before enactment of this bill must revert to the previous rate unless it receives congressional approval.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-287
Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8666
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-287
    Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019


  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8666
    Introduced in House
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Brian Schatz (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8666: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentLegislative rules and procedureMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsTrade restrictions