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Trading System Preservation Act

USA117th CongressS-3708| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2022
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Trading System Preservation Act This bill authorizes the President to enter into covered plurilateral trade agreements. Covered plurilateral trade agreement refers to a sector-specific agreement within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) involving foreign countries or foreign territories that form a subset of the members of the WTO that does not extend benefits on a most-favored-nation basis. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to provide a classified briefing to specified congressional committees on the feasibility and advisability of pursuing and adopting covered plurilateral trade agreements. After the congressional briefing, the bill directs the President to initiate negotiations for a covered plurilateral trade agreement when the President determines it is in the national interest to do so. The bill authorizes the President to enter into these agreements in specified sectors of the economy (e.g., digital services and pharmaceuticals), with such authority expiring on July 1, 2027. Further, the President may proclaim a modification or continuance of any existing duty or continuance of existing excise or duty-free treatment to carry out an agreement.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 28, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightFree trade and trade barriersNormal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatmentTrade agreements and negotiations

Trading System Preservation Act

USA117th CongressS-3708| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2022
Trading System Preservation Act This bill authorizes the President to enter into covered plurilateral trade agreements. Covered plurilateral trade agreement refers to a sector-specific agreement within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) involving foreign countries or foreign territories that form a subset of the members of the WTO that does not extend benefits on a most-favored-nation basis. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to provide a classified briefing to specified congressional committees on the feasibility and advisability of pursuing and adopting covered plurilateral trade agreements. After the congressional briefing, the bill directs the President to initiate negotiations for a covered plurilateral trade agreement when the President determines it is in the national interest to do so. The bill authorizes the President to enter into these agreements in specified sectors of the economy (e.g., digital services and pharmaceuticals), with such authority expiring on July 1, 2027. Further, the President may proclaim a modification or continuance of any existing duty or continuance of existing excise or duty-free treatment to carry out an agreement.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 28, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightFree trade and trade barriersNormal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatmentTrade agreements and negotiations