3.0.0 2756 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z House HR 2017-05-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 92 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PASCRELL:H.R. 2756.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to lay and collect duties and toregulate Commerce with foreign Nations, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8.[Page H4615]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-05-26T14:01:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-05-26T14:01:40Z Bring Jobs Home Act 115 685 HR 2017-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act 115 2039 HR 2017-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS Bring Jobs Home Act 115 247 S 2017-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-05-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2017-05-26 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. 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Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2017-09-08 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Advisory bodies Asia Business investment and capital Canada China Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional agencies Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Currency Employee hiring Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign and international corporations Free trade and trade barriers Government studies and investigations Government trust funds House of Representatives Income tax credits Income tax deductions India International monetary system and foreign exchange International organizations and cooperation Labor standards Latin America Legislative rules and procedure Manufacturing Metals Mexico Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Senate Small business Tariffs Taxation of foreign income Trade agreements and negotiations U.S. territories and protectorates Youth employment and child labor Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2017-05-26 Introduced in House 2018-06-26T15:45:58Z Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act

This bill establishes: (1) an Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer; (2) an Office of Market Access Assistance; (3) a Trade Enforcement Division within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), headed by a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement; (4) the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business; (5) the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator; and (6) the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization.

The bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 regarding: (1) the imposition of countervailing duties to address subsidies relating to fundamentally undervalued currencies; and (2) the establishment of procedures for the protection of business proprietary information from public disclosure, with respect to the investigation of claims of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for insourcing expenses and to deny a deduction for outsourcing expenses.

The USTR shall identify those foreign country trade practices that cause negative environmental impacts on human, animal, or plant life or health, or exhaustible natural resources in the United States, the foreign country, a third country, or internationally, and periodically report on such practices.

The Government Accountability Office shall report assessing progress in: (1) achieving compliance by other countries with commitments made under specified international fora, and (2) ensuring that goods made with child labor do not enter the customs territory of the United States.

]]> Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act Display Title Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen trade enforcement, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act Introduced in House 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2756ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2756ih.xml 2017-05-26 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. 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.