HR6990-118

Introduced

To modify the bases for ineligibility for countries to benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 12, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To modify the bases for ineligibility for countries to benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H97E5CD20DF1B468B800484ED809A81E0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Digital Trade for Development Act.
  • Section H4526F410D5E645D19443CAF8D39A3BA3: 2. Modifications to authority to designate countries Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462) is amended— in subsection (b)(2)— by redesignating...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To modify the bases for ineligibility for countries to benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Transportation, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To modify the bases for ineligibility for countries to benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Transportation Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 12, 2024

Mr. LaHood introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Transportation Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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