US Congress Senate Bill 1766 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from agreeing to the reduction or elimination of the existing rate of duty on any product in order to carry out a trade agreement entered into between the United States and a foreign country until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) the United States has obtained the reduction or elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers and policies and practices of such foreign country with respect to U.S. exports of any product that has the same physical characteristics and uses as the product for which the President seeks to modify its rate of duty; and (2) any violation of the trade agreement is immediately enforceable by withdrawal of the modification of the existing duty on such foreign product until the United States Trade Representative (USTR) certifies to Congress that the United States has obtained the reduction or elimination of the tariff or nontariff barrier or policy or practice of such foreign government. Requires the withdrawal of such a modification in specified circumstances until the USTR makes such a certification to Congress.

Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-08		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3786 (Same As) 2009-10-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1766/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1766/BILLS-111s1766is.pdf