Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 20, 2023
Latest Action
September 18, 2024
Primary Sponsor
Michael WaltzRepublican(FL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
92pct
364d open
vs 10,564 other HR bills in the 118th — cohort avg 68d
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5613.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077)
Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Forced Localization; issues related to international trade, including export controls; outbound investment; data flows; digital trade; Build American, Buy America, and domestic sourcing preference issues; 301 tariffs; participation in standards setting organizations; trade with China; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); de minimis tariff exemption; Outbound Investment Reviews; H.R.3136 - National Critical Capabilities Defense Act; S.4758 - Returning American Manufacturing Potential (RAMP) Act; H.R.7986 - Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act; H.R.8315 - Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act; H.R.7151 - Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act; H.R.8924 - Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2024; H.R.8152 - Remote Access Security Act; H.R.5613 - Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act.
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Defense
Export control reform initiatives, cybersecurity, industrial base policy, National Semiconductor Technology Center, DARPA Microelectronics Commons, Trusted and Assured Microelectronics Program, sect. DOD appropriations. Issues related to U.S national security and semiconductor supply chain resiliency in relation to Taiwan. Semiconductor policy issues related to the FY 25 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 118-159; export control, outbound investment, NEPA, and other semiconductor related matters). The Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (P.L. 118-105). Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (PL 117-167). The Chip Equipment, Quality, Usefulness, and Integrity Protection (Chip EQUIP) Act (S. 4585, H.R. 8826). Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023 (S.2678) and the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act (H.R. 10559). Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 (H.R.760). Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 6614). Various measures under consideration by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (H.R. 6602, H.R. 6606, H.R. 5613, H.R. 7151, H.R. 8152, H.R. 8315, H.R. 8924), and the Preventing Regional Catastrophes in 2027 Act); policy matters related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that contain such ICs, and certain semiconductor manufacturing items; policy matters related to the illicit diversion of semiconductors to Russia. Legislation related to semiconductor hardware security. Issues related to guardrails on CHIPS Act funding. Proposed regulation on Export Control Framework for AI diffusion. Issues related to DoDs procurement of microelectronics.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues relating to tariff advocacy; issues relating to the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act of 2024; issues relating to NDAA 2025 (H.R. 5009); issues relating to Countering the CCP Drones Act (H.R.5613); issues relating to ROUTERS Act (H.R.7589); issues relating to Neither Permanent Nor Normal Trade Relations Act (S.5264); issues relating to Restoring Trade Fairness Act (H.R.10127); issues relating to Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 4148); issues relating to Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act (H.R. 760); issues related to the upcoming review of the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement; and issues related to China policy, including trade and supply chain diversification.
Client expense: $8,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Forced Localization; issues related to international trade, including export controls; outbound investment; data flows; digital trade; Build American, Buy America, and domestic sourcing preference issues; 301 tariffs; participation in standards setting organizations; trade with China; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); de minimis tariff exemption; Outbound Investment Reviews; H.R.3136 - National Critical Capabilities Defense Act; S.4758 - Returning American Manufacturing Potential (RAMP) Act; H.R.7986 - Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act; H.R.8315 - Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act; H.R.7151 - Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act; H.R.8924 - Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2024; H.R.8152 - Remote Access Security Act; H.R.5613 - Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act.
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
U.S. trade policy, including digital trade policy. U.S. - China relations. U.S. export controls. U.S. outbound investment policy. Customs and de minimis. H.R. 8315 - the ENFORCE Act. H.R. 8152 - the Remote Access Security Act H.R. 7151 - the Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act. H.R. 5613 - Sanctions List Harmonization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
U.S. trade policy, including digital trade policy. U.S. - China relations. U.S. export controls. U.S. outbound investment policy. Customs and de minimis. H.R. 8315 - the ENFORCE Act. H.R. 8152 - the Remote Access Security Act H.R. 7589 - the ROUTERS Act. H.R. 7151 - the Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act. H.R. 5613 - Sanctions List Harmonization Act. S. Amdts 3284 to 4638 - The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2024 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1103, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act, all provisions. H.R. 1398, Protect Americas Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act, all provisions. H.R. 510, Chinese Currency Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act, all provisions. H.R. 6606, To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the statement of policy, all provisions. H.R. 6614, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R. 7151, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act, all provisions. H.R. 8361, Economic Espionage Prevention Act, all provisions. H.R. 8926, DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions. H.R. 9843, Patriotic Investment Act, all provisions. S. 2678, Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 3197, Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 4548, Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act, all provisions. S. 5043, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act, all provisions. S. 5188, Patriotic Investment Act, all provisions. Issues related to Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism; Chinese Involvement with Fentanyl Trafficking; Expanding Trade Transparency Units; Foreign Investment Screening; Hamas Smuggling Tunnels, Financial Assets, and Funding Streams; Hezbollahs International Financing Network; Illicit Finance in South Africa; Illicit Finance in Turkey; Implementation of the Bank Secrecy Act; Implementation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; International Narcotics Production and Trafficking; Iran Funding Streams; Iranian Oil Sanctions Enforcement; Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist Supporting Organizations; U.S. Adversaries Sanctions Evasions Schemes; U.S. Anti-Corruption Sanctions and Strategy; U.S. China Sanctions Policy; U.S. Exports Control Policy; U.S. Hamas Sanctions Policy; U.S. Hezbollah Sanctions Policy; U.S. Iran Financial Waivers Policy; U.S. Iran Sanctions Policy; U.S. Narcotics Sanctions Policy; U.S. Russia Sanctions Policy; U.S. Sanctions Authorities, Implementation, Enforcement, and Policy; U.S. Syria Sanctions Policy; U.S. Terror Finance Policy; U.S. Terrorism Sanctions Policy; and U.S. Venezuela Sanctions Policy (no bill).
2024 · third_quarter · Defense
Export control reform initiatives, cybersecurity, industrial base policy, National Semiconductor Technology Center, DARPA Microelectronics Commons, Trusted and Assured Microelectronics Program, sect. DOD appropriations. Issues related to U.S national security and semiconductor supply chain resiliency in relation to Taiwan. Semiconductor policy issues related to the FY 25 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070) (export control, outbound investment, NEPA, and other semiconductor related matters). The Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (S. 2228, H.R. 4549). Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (PL 117-167). The Chip Equipment, Quality, Usefulness, and Integrity Protection (Chip EQUIP) Act (S. 4585, H.R. 8826). Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023 (S.2678). Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 (H.R.760). Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 6614). Various measures under consideration by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (H.R. 6602, H.R. 6606, H.R. 5613, H.R. 7151, H.R. 8152, H.R. 8315, H.R. 8924), and the Preventing Regional Catastrophes in 2027 Act); policy matters related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that contain such ICs, and certain semiconductor manufacturing items; policy matters related to the illicit diversion of semiconductors to Russia. Chip EQUIP Act (S. 4585). Legislation related to semiconductor hardware security.Issues related to guardrails on CHIPS Act funding.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 3136, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5375, Strengthening the Quad Act H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act H.R. 5614/S. 552, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6614, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act H.R. 6990, Digital Trade for Development Act H.R. 7085, BIOSECURE Act H.R. 7151, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act H.R. 7476, The Countering Communist China Act H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.R. 7571/S. 3878, The Americas Act S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S.1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S.1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S.1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3558, Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024 Draft legislation to limit the availability of civil actions affected by Russia sanctions Draft legislation titled GUARD Act Draft legislation titled the United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act Draft legislation titled the U.S.-Africa Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Act of (ASTIP) Draft legislation on comprehensive U.S.-Israel health and innovation collaboration Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2024; Development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; domain name system abuse and related IP issues; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver and related forced technology transfer measures; World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic agreement; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; Digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the 2024 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China & Kazakhstan; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; tax treaties with Poland and Croatia; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policy on standards development; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; customs modernization legislation; legislation to alter de minimus policies
2023 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 3016, IGO Anti-Boycott Act, all provisions. H.R. 4681, Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, all provisions. H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act, all provisions. H.R. 5945, Freezing HAMAS Act, all provisions. H.R. 6045, Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 6245, Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act, all provisions. H.R. 6365, Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 6491, Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, all provisions. H.R. 6505, Fentanyl Reduction Engrained by Economic Deterrence (FREED) Act, all provisions. S. 1271, FEND Off Fentanyl Act, all provisions. S. 2347, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, all provisions. S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 2678, Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 3286, Disclosing Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 3359, Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, all provisions. Issues related to Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, Captagon and International Narcotics Trafficking, China-Related Divestment Authorities, Chinese Involvement with Fentanyl Trafficking, FinCENs Special Measures Authorities, Illicit Activity in Digital Assets, IMF Funding for Iran, Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing, Iran Financing Streams, Iranian Elites Embezzlement and Corruption, Iranian Oil Sanctions Enforcement, PATRIOT Act Amendments, Restricted-Use Iranian Assets in External Accounts, U.S. Adversaries Sanctions Evasions Schemes, U.S. Exports Control Policy, U.S. Iran Financial Waivers Policy, U.S. Narcotics Sanctions Policy, and U.S. Sanctions Authorities, Implementation, Enforcement, and Policy (no bill).
2023 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 3016, IGO Anti-Boycott Act, all provisions. H.R. 4681, Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, all provisions. H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act, all provisions. H.R. 5945, Freezing HAMAS Act, all provisions. H.R. 6045, Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 6245, Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act, all provisions. H.R. 6365, Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 6491, Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, all provisions. H.R. 6505, Fentanyl Reduction Engrained by Economic Deterrence (FREED) Act, all provisions. S. 1271, FEND Off Fentanyl Act, all provisions. S. 2347, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, all provisions. S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 2678, Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 3286, Disclosing Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act of 2023, all provisions. S. 3359, Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, all provisions. Issues related to Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, Captagon and International Narcotics Trafficking, China-Related Divestment Authorities, Chinese Involvement with Fentanyl Trafficking, FinCENs Special Measures Authorities, Illicit Activity in Digital Assets, IMF Funding for Iran, Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing, Iran Financing Streams, Iranian Elites Embezzlement and Corruption, Iranian Oil Sanctions Enforcement, PATRIOT Act Amendments, Restricted-Use Iranian Assets in External Accounts, U.S. Adversaries Sanctions Evasions Schemes, U.S. Exports Control Policy, U.S. Iran Financial Waivers Policy, U.S. Narcotics Sanctions Policy, and U.S. Sanctions Authorities, Implementation, Enforcement, and Policy (no bill).
2023 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 2670/S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3136, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R. 3611, Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023 H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4004, United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5188, Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023 H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act H.R. 5988/S.3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6614, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S.1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S.1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 S.1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft legislation titled Americas Trade and Investment Act Draft legislation titled GUARD Act Draft legislation titled the United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act Interim Rule, Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 69,503-69,517, October 5, 2023) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Title V); James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; domain name system abuse and related IP issues; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; Digital-related policies in the G20; implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; efforts related to the 2023 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China & Kazakhstan; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; tax treaties with Poland and Croatia; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; competition policy; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policy on standards development; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework; customs modernization legislation; legislation to alter de minimus policies
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Introduced in House
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)