COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

The Trade Report

  • Bipartisan Group of Governors Urge Passage of Russia PNTR

    July 25, 2012 - Today, a bipartisan group of Governors sent a letter to President Obama and House and Senate Leaders expressing their support for permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia. Tomorrow, the Ways and Means Committee will markup legislation to establish PNTR with Russia. In the letter, the Gove... More

  • House GOP Freshmen Voice Support for Russia PNTR to Expand U.S. Jobs & Exports

    July 16, 2012 - Seventy-three House Republican freshmen wrote to President Obama expressing their commitment to work with him to grant Russia permanent normal trade relations so that the United States can expand export opportunities and job growth. Next month, Russia will join the World Trade Organization (WTO), a... More

  • Public Comments Speak to the Value of the MTB

    June 29, 2012 - Today, the Ways and Means Committee posted nearly 1,100 comments received from the public on the Miscellaneous Tariff Bills. In a completely open and transparent manner, over 1,250 bills, their disclosure forms, and summaries were posted on the Ways and Means Committee website on May 24 for public c... More

  • PNTR with Russia Supports U.S. Jobs & Exports

    June 20, 2012 - Today, the Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and granting Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR). Russia will join the WTO later this summer, and as a result will be required to open up its market and comply with the WTO’... More

  • The Value of the MTB

    May 10, 2012 - American Apparel & Footwear Association Two years ago we had the privilege to sit in the White House while President Obama signed into law the United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010. That important legislation temporarily eliminated or reduced import tariffs on a range of products that ... More

  • Misguided Misgivings about the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill

    May 8, 2012 - Those of us who view import tariffs as distortive taxes on consumption and production tend to find merit in any effort to reduce them. That’s why Senator Jim DeMint’s opposition to the perennial import duty suspension process known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) seems a bit misplaced. DeMint... More

  • NAM Supports Transparent Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Process

    April 26, 2012 - The article “Freshman: Bring back earmarks” (POLITICO, April 23) inaccurately characterizes the miscellaneous tariff bill process and its classification as an earmark. The MTB is actually a bipartisan jobs bill that will prevent a tax increase on manufacturers in the U.S. and help us compete with o... More

  • American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition: Freshman GOP Letter Supporting Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) a Boost for U.S. Manufacturing

    April 20, 2012 - WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 65 Republican freshmen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Cong. Tom Reed (R-NY), sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) supporting the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process initiated by the Committee on Wa... More

  • ATR Voices Support for MTB Process

    April 18, 2012 - Yesterday, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) sent a letter to Congress voicing support for the bipartisan Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process initiated by trade leaders in the Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees. Specifically ATR noted that "By reducing or eliminating duties on imports, th... More

  • The Trade Report - Job Creators Across the Country Express Concerns About President Obama's Trade Reorganization Plan

    January 26, 2012 - Recently, President Obama proposed creating a new department by combining the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) with most of the Department of Commerce and several other government agencies. The President suggests the move will streamline government, help small businesses and p... More