To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms 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, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD5CF64C2FCA142A3BA4C3E55F1F7B9E2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024.
- Section HA0F66B4131964CC8A7C5AE391CDACCC4: 2. Definition In this Act, the term trade-related crimes means violations of law that are implicated by criminal activities in furtherance of the evasion of...
- Section H4AC28920D59B4FBC80CF5BC9956AA91B: 3. Establishment of new structure to prosecute international trade crimes A task force, named program, or other similar structure to investigate and prosecute...
- Section HF5F9FD19DE45479B87B95967D48AFDD5: 4. Duties and functions of new trade crimes structure Through the efforts of the task force, named program, or other structure identified in section 3(a), the...
- Section H0100A455FD9644EAA05E8FFA993C56A2: 5. Annual report to congress The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Immigration, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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