Bill Sponsor
House Concurrent Resolution 2
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 3, 2019
Latest Action
Jan 31, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Concurrent Resolution
Concurrent Resolution
A form of legislative measure used for the regulation of business within both chambers of Congress, not for proposing changes in law. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res. Joint resolutions and simple resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
2
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Virginia
Republican
Michigan
Republican
Virginia
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Summary

Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

This concurrent resolution establishes (1) a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) shall be moved to the legislative branch, and (2) a Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to advise the committee in its development of the plan.

The USTR and the other heads of executive branch offices must make available to the committee and the board such information and assistance as the entities may reasonably require to carry out their activities.

Text (1)
January 3, 2019
Actions (3)
01/31/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
01/03/2019
Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.
01/03/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
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