US SB4493 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on August 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who shall conduct an audit of the process for excluding articles from certain duties with respect to articles imported from China. The required audit shall include an assessment of whether USTR officials (1) uniformly applied the criteria used to review a request for, or objection to, excluding such articles from duties; (2) met with any interested parties to discuss a request or objection while the request or objection was pending; and (3) at any time permitted the resubmission of a previously submitted request or objection after the submission deadline.
Title
USTR Inspector General Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
| Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7980 (Same As) 2020-08-07 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
SB4629 (Related) 2020-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
SB4629 (Related) 2020-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Asia
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign trade and international finance
Government studies and investigations
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign trade and international finance
Government studies and investigations
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4493/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4493/BILLS-116s4493is.pdf |
