S 746 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Trade Security Act of 2021

Summary
Trade Security Act of 2021 This bill revises provisions related to the adjustment of U.S. imports due to a national security threat. The bill allows Congress to block a presidential import adjustment through a joint resolution. This provision retroactively applies to adjustments made on or after July 1, 2018. However, it shall not apply to specified steel and aluminum import adjustments. The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce) must investigate the national security threat of a U.S. import, and report to the President the results of that investigation. Commerce must provide recommendations regarding such imports upon request by the President.
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 15, 2021 Last action Mar 15, 2021
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Mar 15, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Mar 15, 2021
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