Trade Security Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 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.
What just happenedAug 1, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateAug 1, 2018
- Aug 1, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Aug 1, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate