H.R. 639 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
- Sponsor:
- Sander M. Levin
- 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 has been introduced.
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 639 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- 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 countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.
- Other Titles
- Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
- Sponsor
- Sander M. Levin
- Co-Sponsors
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Robert B. Aderholt
- W. Todd Akin
- Jason Altmire
- Robert E. Andrews
- Steve Austria
- Joe Baca
- Tammy Baldwin
- Lou Barletta
- John Barrow
- Karen Bass
- Xavier Becerra
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard L. Berman
- Brian P. Bilbray
- Rob Bishop
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Timothy H. Bishop
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Dan Boren
- Leonard L. Boswell
- Robert A. Brady
- Bruce L. Braley
- Mo Brooks
- Corrine Brown
- Ann Marie Buerkle
- Dan Burton
- G. K. Butterfield
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Russ Carnahan
- John C. Carney Jr.
- André Carson
- Ben Chandler
- David N. Cicilline
- Hansen Clarke
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Emanuel Cleaver
- James E. Clyburn
- Howard Coble
- Mike Coffman
- Steve Cohen
- Gerald E. Connolly
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Jim Cooper
- Jim Costa
- Jerry F. Costello
- Joe Courtney
- Chip Cravaack
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
- Mark S. Critz
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Danny K. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Charles W. Dent
- Theodore E. Deutch
- John D. Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Joe Donnelly
- Michael F. Doyle
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Eliot L. Engel
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bob Filner
- Michael G. Fitzpatrick
- J. Randy Forbes
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Barney Frank
- Marcia L. Fudge
- John Garamendi
- Jim Gerlach
- Christopher P. Gibson
- Charles A. Gonzalez
- Sam Graves
- Al Green
- Gene Green
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Michael G. Grimm
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Colleen Hanabusa
- Gregg Harper
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Martin Heinrich
- Brian Higgins
- James A. Himes
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Kathleen C. Hochul
- Tim Holden
- Rush Holt
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Duncan Hunter
- Jay Inslee
- Steve Israel
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Bill Johnson
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Timothy V. Johnson
- Walter B. Jones
- Marcy Kaptur
- William R. Keating
- Mike Kelly
- Dale E. Kildee
- Larry Kissell
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- James R. Langevin
- John B. Larson
- Steven C. LaTourette
- Barbara Lee
- John Lewis
- Daniel Lipinski
- Frank A. LoBiondo
- David Loebsack
- Nita M. Lowey
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- Ben Ray Luján
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Donald A. Manzullo
- Tom Marino
- Edward J. Markey
- Doris O. Matsui
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Betty McCollum
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Jim McDermott
- James P. McGovern
- Patrick T. McHenry
- Mike McIntyre
- David B. McKinley
- Jerry McNerney
- Patrick Meehan
- Michael H. Michaud
- Brad Miller
- Candice S. Miller
- George Miller
- Gwen Moore
- James P. Moran
- Christopher Murphy
- Tim Murphy
- Sue Wilkins Myrick
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Richard E. Neal
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- John W. Olver
- William L. Owens
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Donald Payne
- Nancy Pelosi
- Ed Perlmutter
- Gary C. Peters
- Collin C. Peterson
- Thomas E. Petri
- Chellie Pingree
- Joseph R. Pitts
- Todd Russell Platts
- David E. Price
- Mike Quigley
- Nick J. Rahall II
- Charles B. Rangel
- James B. Renacci
- Silvestre Reyes
- Laura Richardson
- E. Scott Rigell
- Harold Rogers
- Mike Rogers
- Mike Rogers
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Dennis A. Ross
- Mike Ross
- Steven R. Rothman
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Jon Runyan
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Loretta Sanchez
- John P. Sarbanes
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- Kurt Schrader
- Allyson Y. Schwartz
- David Scott
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
- José E. Serrano
- Terri A. Sewell
- Brad Sherman
- John Shimkus
- Heath Shuler
- Bill Shuster
- Albio Sires
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Jackie Speier
- Fortney Pete Stark
- Marlin A. Stutzman
- Betty Sutton
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Glenn Thompson
- Mike Thompson
- John F. Tierney
- Paul Tonko
- Edolphus Towns
- Niki Tsongas
- Michael R. Turner
- Chris Van Hollen
- Peter J. Visclosky
- Timothy J. Walz
- Maxine Waters
- Henry A. Waxman
- Peter Welch
- Lynn A. Westmoreland
- Ed Whitfield
- Joe Wilson
- Robert J. Wittman
- Frank R. Wolf
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- John A. Yarmuth
- Don Young
- Tim Scott
- Subjects
- Foreign trade and international finance
- Canada
- Currency
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Tariffs
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/10/2011 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/10/2011 2/10/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2/14/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Building trades unions |
Industrial/commercial equipment & materials |
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products |
Manufacturing unions |
Teachers unions |
Livestock |
IBEW (Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) |
State & local govt employee unions |
Transportation unions |
Steel |
Fabricated metal products |
Food service & related unions |
Communications & hi-tech unions |
Commercial service unions |
Automotive Manufacturing union |
Farm organizations & cooperatives |
Paper & pulp mills and paper manufacturing |
Metal mining & processing |
Heavy industrial manufacturing |
Cotton |
Labor Unions |
Manufacturing |
Animal Rights |
Building materials |
Mining unions |
Manmade fibers |
General business associations (split) |
Republican/Conservative (split) |
Textiles & fabrics (split) |
Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain (split) |
opposed this bill
Chemicals |
Medical Devices & Supplies |
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
Agricultural services & related industries |
Sea freight & passenger services |
Wine & distilled spirits manufacturing |
Services |
Meat processing & products |
Financial services & consulting |
Retail trade |
Aircraft manufacturers |
Poultry & eggs |
Telecommunications |
Apparel & accessory stores |
Clothing & accessories |
Direct sales |
Chambers of commerce |
Sporting goods sales & manufacturing |
Recreation/Entertainment |
Toys |
Explosives |
Personal products manufacturing |
Import/Export services |
Communications & Electronics |
International trade associations |
Fisheries & wildlife |
General business associations (split) |
Republican/Conservative (split) |
Textiles & fabrics (split) |
Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain (split) |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org