118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5188Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023

To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose limitations on the authority of the President to adjust imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security, and for other purposes.

Foreign trade and international finance
Introduced Aug 11, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Aug 11, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Rules · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Aug 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.