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Bill Sponsorship: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Source: H.R.1276
Congressional Summary:Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include a countervailing duty or antidumping duty on merchandise imported into the US from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency.- Defines the [amount subject to the import fee as] ) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued.
- Determines that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; and the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months.
Opponent's argument against bill: (by the
Club for Growth)We urge all House members to not co-sponsor the protectionist Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. This proposal would make it easier for the federal government to slap
Also see the related Senate bill S0328 from 2011.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13.
Question 13: Support & expand free trade
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Free Trade
- Headline: Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency
(Score: -1)
- Headline 2: Impose import fee on countries with undervalued currency
(Score: -1)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 13-H1276 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Robert Brady |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Bruce Braley |
s1o | IA Democratic Challenger | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Julia Brownley |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 25, 2013 |
| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Jim Cooper |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Joe Courtney |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| John Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democrat (retiring 2014) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Mike Doyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Bill Enyart |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Bill Foster |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Colleen Hanabusa |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014) | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Jim Himes |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| James Langevin |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Sander Levin |
s2p | Michigan Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| John Lewis |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Dan Lipinski |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| David Loebsack |
s1o | Iowa Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Steve Lynch |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat (Senate run 2013) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Ed Markey |
s1o | MA Democratic Challenger | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Michael Michaud |
s1o | Maine Democratic Governor Challenger | Mar 20, 2013 |
| George Miller |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2014) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Bill Owens |
s1o | New York Democrat (retiring 2014) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Donald Payne Jr. |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Gary Peters |
s1o | MI Democratic Challenger | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Collin Peterson |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| David Eugene Price |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Nick Rahall |
s1o | West Virginia Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Loretta Sanchez |
s1o | CA Democratic Senate candidate | Apr 17, 2013 |
| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Kurt Schrader |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Allyson Schwartz |
s1o | PA Democratic Challenger | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | May 15, 2013 |
| Louise Slaughter |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Paul Tonko |
s1o | New York Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Peter Visclosky |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Mar 20, 2013 |
| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Apr 17, 2013 |
Republicans
participating in 13-H1276 |
| Robert Aderholt |
s1o | Alabama Republican | May 15, 2013 |
| Lou Barletta |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican | May 15, 2013 |
| Rob Bishop |
s1o | Utah Republican | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Mo Brooks |
s1o | Alabama Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Shelley Moore Capito |
s1o | West Virginia Republican (Senate run 2014) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| John Howard Coble |
s1o | North Carolina Republican (retiring 2014) | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Chris Collins |
s1o | New York Republican | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Rick Crawford |
s1o | Arkansas Republican | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Jimmy Duncan |
s1o | Tennessee Republican | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican (retiring 2016) | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Randy Forbes |
s1o | Virginia Republican | May 15, 2013 |
| Jim Gerlach |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican (retiring 2014) | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Chris Gibson |
s1o | New York Republican (retiring 2016) | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Morgan Griffith |
s1o | Virginia Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Michael Grimm |
s1o | New York Republican (resigned 2015) | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Gregg Harper |
s1o | Mississippi Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Bill Johnson |
s1o | Ohio Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Walter Beaman Jones |
s1o | North Carolina Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Dave Joyce |
s1o | Ohio Republican | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Tom Marino |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Patrick McHenry |
s1o | North Carolina Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| David McKinley |
s1o | West Virginia Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Mark Meadows |
s1o | North Carolina Republican | May 15, 2013 |
| Patrick Meehan |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Tim Murphy |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Rich Nugent |
s1o | Florida Republican | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Scott Rigell |
s1o | Virginia Republican | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Martha Roby |
s1o | Alabama Republican | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Hal Rogers |
s1o | Kentucky Republican | May 15, 2013 |
| Mike Rogers |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Apr 17, 2013 |
| James Sensenbrenner |
s1o | Wisconsin Republican | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Glenn Thompson |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Mike Turner |
s1o | Ohio Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Robert Wittman |
s1o | Virginia Republican | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Don Young |
s1o | Alaska Republican | Mar 20, 2013 |
Independents
participating in 13-H1276 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
72
Republicans:
35
Independents:
0 |
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