US HB1403 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Balancing Trade Act of 2015 Requires the President, if in three consecutive calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with another country of $10 billion or more, to take the necessary steps to create a trading relationship that would eliminate or substantially reduce that trade deficit by entering into an agreement with that country.
Title
Balancing Trade Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. |
| 2015-03-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2015-03-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Foreign trade and international finance
Trade agreements and negotiations
Congressional oversight
Foreign trade and international finance
Trade agreements and negotiations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1403/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1403/BILLS-114hr1403ih.pdf |
