H.R. 639 · 112th Congress · 2011–2012
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 639 in the 112th Congress (2011–2012) was introduced on Feb 10, 2011, sponsored by Sander M. Levin with 234 co-sponsors.
During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Feb 10, 2011
- Co-sponsors
- 234
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
What it does
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Sander M. Levin (D-MI). Co-sponsors: 169 Democrats, 65 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (Feb 14, 2011)
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