H.R. 2378 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
- Sponsor:
- Tim Ryan
- Summary:
- To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on September 29, 2010
PASSED on September 29, 2010.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 348
voted NO: 79
6 voted present/not voting
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 2378 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Summary
- To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under United States countervailing and antidumping duty laws, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
- To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.
- Sponsor
- Tim Ryan
- Co-Sponsors
- Larry Kissell
- Edward Markey
- Lynn Westmoreland
- Bob Filner
- John Salazar
- Zachary Space
- R. Miller
- Dennis Kucinich
- Fred Upton
- Baron Hill
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Mark Schauer
- Paul Kanjorski
- Gene Green
- James McGovern
- Glenn Thompson
- John Conyers
- Raúl Grijalva
- Walter Jones
- Tim Holden
- William Delahunt
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Carney
- Marcia Fudge
- Heath Shuler
- Mark Souder
- Mike Rogers
- Eleanor Norton
- Lincoln Davis
- Alcee Hastings
- Gary Peters
- Jackie Speier
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Parker Griffith
- Candice Miller
- John Boccieri
- Daniel Lipinski
- John Duncan
- Martin Heinrich
- Henry Brown
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Jason Altmire
- Michael Michaud
- Mark Critz
- Bill Shuster
- John McHugh
- F. Sensenbrenner
- Rob Bishop
- Kathleen Dahlkemper
- Joe Wilson
- Rush Holt
- Sue Myrick
- Tim Murphy
- Dan Burton
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- Stephen Lynch
- Sanford Bishop
- Spencer Bachus
- Peter Visclosky
- Steven LaTourette
- Laura Richardson
- Doris Matsui
- Fortney Stark
- Charles Dent
- Nick Rahall
- Mike Coffman
- John Spratt
- Jim Gerlach
- Jerry Costello
- Paul Tonko
- William Owens
- Robert Andrews
- Charles Wilson
- Loretta Sanchez
- David Loebsack
- Joe Courtney
- Daniel Maffei
- Gerald Connolly
- Joe Donnelly
- Ken Calvert
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Rosa DeLauro
- John Dingell
- Betty McCollum
- Lynn Woolsey
- Chellie Pingree
- Tammy Baldwin
- Harold Rogers
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Phil Hare
- Howard Coble
- Al Green
- Joseph Pitts
- Maurice Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- Louise Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Michael Turner
- Bobby Rush
- Janice Schakowsky
- Dan Boren
- Peter Welch
- Alan Mollohan
- Marcy Kaptur
- Thomas Edwards
- Stephen Buyer
- John Barrow
- Patrick McHenry
- Mary Jo Kilroy
- Mike McIntyre
- Joe Baca
- W. Akin
- Don Young
- Bob Inglis
- Brad Sherman
- Thomas Perriello
- Betty Sutton
- Thomas Petri
- Frederick Boucher
- Christopher Lee
- Bill Foster
- Bart Stupak
- Vernon Ehlers
- Brian Higgins
- James Barrett
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- Eddie Johnson
- John Murtha
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Leonard Boswell
- Eric Massa
- Peter Hoekstra
- Ed Whitfield
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Shelley Berkley
- Brad Ellsworth
- John Olver
- Mike Ross
- Luis Gutierrez
- Michael Doyle
- Christopher Murphy
- John Larson
- Duncan Hunter
- Todd Platts
- Mike Rogers
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Bill Pascrell
- Deborah Halvorson
- Donald Manzullo
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- George Miller
- Patrick Murphy
- Subjects
- Foreign trade and international finance
- Currency
- Government investigations
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Tariffs
- Related Bills
- H.Res. 1674 (111th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 847) to Amend the Public Health Service Act to Extend and Improve Protections and Services to Individuals Directly Impacted by the Terrorist Attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2378) to Amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to Clarify That Fundamental Exchange-Rate Misalignment by Any Foreign Nation is Actionable Under United States Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Laws, and for Other Purposes; and Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 2701) to Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 for Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for Other Purposes.
- S. 1027 (111th) : Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009
- S. 1254 (111th) : Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2009
- S. 3134 (111th) : Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/13/2009 Referred to Committee Passed House 9/29/2010 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act 9/29/2010 This bill PASSED the House 348 voted YES 79 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 5/13/2009 5/13/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 9/28/2010 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 111-646. Put on a legislative calendar 9/28/2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386. 9/29/2010 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1674 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 847 and H.R. 2378. With respect to H.R. 847, the rule grants a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House, with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 9/29/2010 Rule H. Res. 1674 passed House. 9/29/2010 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1674. 9/29/2010 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 847 and H.R. 2378. With respect to H.R. 847, the rule grants a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House, with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 9/29/2010 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1674, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2378, as amended. 9/29/2010 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 9/29/2010 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 9/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. currently selected House Vote on Passage 9/29/2010 On Passage - House - H.R. 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Contributions
- January - February 2009 For $1,750 Against $0
- March - April 2009 For $14,300 Against $0
- May - June 2009 For $97,625 Against $0
- July - August 2009 For $12,500 Against $0
- September - October 2009 For $8,500 Against $0
- November - December 2009 For $25,500 Against $0
- January - February 2010 For $21,000 Against $0
- March - April 2010 For $90,400 Against $0
- May - June 2010 For $34,150 Against $0
- July - August 2010 For $25,000 Against $0
- September - October 2010 For $230,106 Against $0
- November - December 2010 For $0 Against $0
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