TARIFF see also Foreign Trade

Articles and editorials

‘Fast Track’ to Nowhere—Congress Shouldn’t Give Obama Power To Ram Through TPP, S2738 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

China: impose duties on imported merchandise in an amount equivalent to estimated annual loss of revenue from violations of U.S. intellectual property rights (see H.R. 2701), H4001 [9JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S900 [10FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry (see H.R. 1051), H1114 [24FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 892), S2041 [26MR]

Education: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H915 [10FE]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (see S. 995), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1890), H2315 [17AP]

——— exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations (see H.R. 3627), H6306 [28SE]

——— exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the U.S. (see S. 989), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1773), H2209 [14AP]

——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S2041 [26MR]

——— improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3559 [21MY]

——— increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 978), H1067 [13FE]

——— require the administering authority to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate upon request if four or fewer exporters or producers are involved in the investigation or review (see S. 1702), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2945), H4771 [25JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see S. 1009), S2272 [20AP] (see S. 1267), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program (see S. 1009), S2272 [20AP] (see S. 1267), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]

——— extend trade preferences for certain imported articles (see S. 503), S983 [12FE]

Iron and steel industry: temporarily prohibit importation of certain iron and steel articles (see H.R. 4130), H8645 [30NO]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 260), S541 [27JA]

——— establish a process for consideration of temporary duty suspensions (see S. 998), S2245 [16AP]

Morocco: extend preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods (see H.R. 1894), H2318 [20AP]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (see S. 81), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 2659), H3913 [4JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center permanent and create a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (see S. 758), S1585 [17MR]

Recreational performance outerwear (see S. 952), S2220 [15AP]

Ships and vessels: provide for a deferral of payment of duty upon the sale of certain used yachts (see H.R. 4065), H8360 [18NO]

Territories: extend the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 2118), H2654 [29AP]

Travel and tourism: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 340), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 681), H755 [3FE]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 764), H853 [5FE]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: extend tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain (see H.R. 1696), H2109 [26MR]

Letters

Trade Act: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4262 [12JN]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H4262 [12JN]

——— Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H4262 [12JN]

Trade Preferences Extension Act: Richard L. Trumka, AFL–CIO, H4693 [25JN]

Messages

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation Termination for Seychelles, Uruguay, and Venezuela: President Obama, S7045 [30SE], H6743 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: failure of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to collect antidumping duties and refusal to pay collected interest to certain industries, H234 [13JA]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, H8846–H8849 [1DE]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H2823, H2858 [12MY], H2963 [14MY], H3550–H3555 [21MY], H3632–H3634 [1JN], H3645, H3647 [2JN], H4009 [10JN], H4164, H4170, H4213, H4214, H4228–H4236, H4238 [11JN], H4246–H4271, H4323–H4335, H4337–H4341 [12JN], H4347, H4349, H4379 [15JN], H4386, H4390–H4395, H4423 [16JN], H4436 [17JN], H4497–H4507, H4519–H4524 [18JN], H4646 [24JN], H4657–H4662, H4689–H4698 [25JN], H5600 [29JY], E921, E928 [18JN]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 1890), H2448, H2449–H2453 [23AP]

——— improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws, H4327 [12JN], H4690, H4695 [25JN]

——— increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (H.R. 978), H2129 [13AP]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4117 [10JN], H4172–H4218 [11JN], H4657–H4662, H4689–H4692 [25JN], E910 [16JN], E917 [17JN], E921 [18JN], E981 [25JN]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4117 [10JN], H4172–H4218 [11JN], H4657–H4662, H4689–H4692 [25JN], E917 [17JN], E921 [18JN], E981 [25JN]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H622 [27JA]

——— establish (H.R. 935), E207 [12FE]

Recreational performance outerwear, H4216 [11JN], H4691 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: impact of country of origin labeling regulations on trade relations, S2324 [22AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, S3036–S3042 [19MY], S3090, S3092, S3107, S3112 [20MY], S3257, S3280–S3283, S3291, S3292 [22MY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2663 [6MY], S2700, S2736–S2739 [7MY], S2743 [11MY], S2767–S2772, S2779–S2792 [12MY], S2815–S2819, S2821, S2826, S2834–S2845 [13MY], S2897, S2902, S2906, S2908–S2922, S2926 [14MY], S2951–S2964, S2966–S2968, S3006 [18MY], S3009, S3014–S3053 [19MY], S3089–S3100, S3103, S3104, S3106–S3109, S3112 [20MY], S3202–S3207, S3209–S3213, S3216, S3219–S3223, S3225–S3231 [21MY], S3253, S3255–S3259, S3261–S3263, S3265–S3270, S3272, S3277, S3279–S3283, S3285–S3288, S3290–S3299 [22MY], S4010 [10JN], S4066–S4068 [11JN], S4282–S4287, S4291 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523–S4533, S4535–S4539 [23JN], S4557, S4574, S4579, S4590, S4608 [24JN], S4620, S4628 [25JN], S4934 [9JY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 995), S2190, S2203 [15AP], S2283 [21AP], S2312–S2315, S2317, S2321–S2323 [22AP], S2361, S2374–S2377, S2380, S2392 [23AP], S2491 [29AP], S2611, S2627 [5MY]

——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, S2901, S2919 [14MY], S3228, S3229 [21MY], S8591 [10DE]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders, S2902 [14MY], S3098 [20MY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, S2836, S2841–S2845 [13MY], S2897, S2899, S2903–S2905, S2907, S2910, S2946 [14MY], S4291 [18JN], S4523 [23JN], S4579, S4590 [24JN]

——— extend (S. 1009), S2661 [6MY]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, S2836, S2841–S2845 [13MY], S2897, S2899, S2903–S2905, S2907, S2910, S2946 [14MY], S4291 [18JN], S4523 [23JN], S4579, S4590 [24JN]

——— extend preferential duty treatment program (S. 1009), S2661 [6MY]

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (S. 81), S61 [7JA]

——— provide nonsensitive exports duty-free treatment in the U.S. market, S3286 [22MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center permanent and create a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (S. 758), S1587 [17MR]

Reports filed

AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1891) (H. Rept. 114–101), H2790 [1MY]

Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 995), S2759 [11MY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 995) (S. Rept. 114–42), S2793 [12MY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1890) (H. Rept. 114–100), H2790 [1MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, Trade Act and Senate Amendments to H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 114–146), H4134 [10JN]

Trade Preferences Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1267), S2759 [11MY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1267) (S. Rept. 114–43), S2793 [12MY]

Statements

Trade Promotion Authority Impact on Tariffs in the Pacific Partnership Agreement: Simon Johnson, H4348 [15JN]

Tables

Merchandise trade balance with free trade agreement countries, H4522 [18JN]

Potentially sensitive items for Generalized System of Preferences by harmonized tariff schedule number, H4212 [11JN]