Bills
Status: Discussion Draft Introduced September 21, 2011
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Click here for legislative text of the Chairman's Discussion Draft
Click here for the Estimate Revenue Effects of the Chairman's Discussion Draft
The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2011 was introduced in February and has more than 218 co-sponsors, a majority of the U.S. House. The measure would rein in China's currency manipulation, which costs one-million plus American jobs, according to numerous economists. China's currency, the RMB, is undervalued by an estimated 28 percent.
Status: Introduced on December 13, 2010, amended text posted on December 14, 2010, amended text placed on suspension calendar for December 15, 2010. House passes legislation by voice vote on December 15, 2010.
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Status: Passed the House by a vote of 399-9 on April 14, 2010 as the Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010, awaiting action in the Senate.
Status: Introduced December 1, 2010, passed by the House of Representatives on December 2, 2010.
Click here for the legislative text of H.R. 4853
Status: Discussion draft introduced November 24, 2010, provisions found in discussion draft included in H.R. 6517, the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
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Status: Sept. 24, 2010 Reported favorably to the House by the Committee on Ways and Means
Click here for the markup page for H.R. 2378
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