Recent Trade-Related Bills
Recent trade-related legislation introduced in Congress includes:
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- HR-872: to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, introduced by Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-NY, (here),
- HR-873: to facilitate the export of U.S. agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by U.S. legal residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba; introduced by Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-NY, (here)
- HR-889: to combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of an open Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures, and to promote online free expression and the free flow of information; introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., (here).
- S-431: to authorize preferential treatment for certain imports from Nepal, and for other purposes; introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
- S-418: to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes; introduced by Sen. John Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
- S-140: to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain trading transactions; introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.