3.0.0 6795 2018-11-08T23:34:17Z 2018-11-08T23:34:17Z House H HR 2008-08-01 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T13:08:05Z 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2008-08-01 True C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2008-08-01 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-08-01 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2008-08-01 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-08-01 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures Balance of payments Congress Congressional hearings Congressional reporting requirements Federal advisory bodies Free trade Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International competitiveness Legislation Trade agreements Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-08-01 Introduced in House 2008-10-31T17:34:36Z End the Trade Deficit Act - Establishes the Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit to develop a trade policy plan to eliminate the U.S. merchandise trade deficit and to develop a competitive trade policy for the 21st century.

Requires the Commission to report to the President and to Congress on: (1) its findings and conclusions; (2) a detailed plan for reducing both the overall trade deficit and specific bilateral trade deficits; and (3) any recommendations for administrative and legislative actions necessary for such reductions.

Prohibits the President from submitting to Congress any free trade agreement or legislation implementing one until: (1) the report has been delivered to Congress and to the President; and (2) specified congressional committees have completed a hearing on it.

]]> End the Trade Deficit Act Short Titles as Introduced End the Trade Deficit Act Display Title End the Trade Deficit Act Official Title as Introduced To establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit. Introduced in House 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6795ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6795ih.xml 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.