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19 U.S.C. § 2212

Transmission of agreements to Congress

United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective

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19 U.S.C. § 2212, Transmission of agreements to Congress, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450762
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As soon as practicable after a trade agreement entered into under section 2133 or 2134 of this title or under section 4202 of this title has entered into force with respect to the United States, the President shall, if he has not previously done so, transmit a copy of such trade agreement to each House of the Congress together with a statement, in the light of the advice of the International Trade Commission under section 2151(b) of this title, if any, and of other relevant considerations, of his reasons for entering into the agreement. The President shall transmit to each Member of the Congress a summary of the information required to be transmitted to each House under subsection (a). For purposes of this subsection, the term “Member” includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-618(H.R. 10710)1975-01-03
    Trade Act of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-647(H.R. 4333)1988-11-10
    Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-210(H.R. 3009)2002-08-06
    Trade Act of 2002
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-26(H.R. 2146)2015-06-29
    Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
    House: 218–208Senate: no recorded tally