INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Amendments

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), S6654, S6676 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Commerce: establish SelectUSA program to facilitate foreign direct investment in the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3288), H4695 [13JN]

——— identify and place items and technologies on the Commerce Control List that provide a critical capability to China to suppress individual privacy, freedom, and other basic human rights (see S. 2972), S6858 [4DE]

——— provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (see H.R. 5437), H10305 [16DE]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 1910), H2884 [27MR]

——— amend charter to create the Office of Territorial Exporting (see H.R. 3242), H4627 [12JN]

——— authorize use of a certain percentage of profits for administrative expenses (see H.R. 4450), H7865 [20SE]

——— extend authority and modify quorum requirement (see S. 2293), S5107 [25JY]

Foreign aid: improve coordination of programs to provide trade capacity building assistance (see H.R. 2067), H3067 [3AP]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 370), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 948), H1349 [4FE]

Russia: impose sanctions relative to provision of certain vessels for construction of Russian energy export pipelines (see S. 1441), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 3206), H4431 [11JN] (see H.R. 4818), H8456 [23OC]

——— support sovereignty of Ukraine, protect human rights in Crimea, condemn Council of Europe decision to restore rights, and support sanctions relative to aggressive actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait (see H. Res. 474), H5269 [2JY]

World Trade Organization: reaffirm U.S. commitment, improve dispute settlement, address appellate concerns, increase transparency, ensure fair treatment of developing countries, and address needs of free and open economies (see H. Res. 746), H9347 [6DE]

Letters

Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8122, H8123 [15OC]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8122 [15OC]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8122 [15OC]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3289, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, H8141 [15OC]

Remarks in House

China: safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China, protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China, and call for China to adhere to international trade treaties, H8187 [16OC]

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (H.R. 3289), H7718 [17SE], H8117–H8124, H8140 [15OC]

——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), H9089–H9096 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate

Eximbank: abolish, S2660 [7MY]

——— importance to the economy, S2662 [7MY], S2709 [8MY]

——— reform, S2669–S2671 [7MY], S2737 [8MY]

Russia: impose sanctions relative to provision of certain vessels for construction of Russian energy export pipelines, S7011, S7021 [12DE]

United Kingdom: negotiate a new comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with the U.S., S2079 [28MR]

Reports filed

Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1838), S5747 [26SE]

Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1441), S5247 [31JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3289, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, H8119–H8122 [15OC]

S. 1838, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, S6654–S6660 [19NO], H9089–H9092 [20NO]