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H.R. 7980

Referred to Committee

USTR Inspector General Act of 2020

Introduced 8/7/2020•116th Congress•House

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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.

8/7/2020 • House

Summary

USTR Inspector General Act of 2020

This bill 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.

Introduced in House • 8/7/2020

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Topics & Subjects

AsiaChinaCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativeTariffsTrade agreements and negotiations

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Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]

Democrat • NJ-9

Sponsored 8/7/2020

Cosponsors (8)

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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]

D-CA-27

Joined 8/7/2020

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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

D-OR-4

Joined 8/7/2020

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Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

D-FL-20

Joined 8/7/2020

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August 7, 2020

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.

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Introduced in House8/7/2020

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors8