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MI HR0296
Resolution
Status
9/28/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mary Valentine
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to pass and the President to sign H.R. 5312 to limit annual U.S. government procurement of Chinese goods to match the value of U.S. goods purchased by the Chinese government in the prior year.
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Notes that China is not a signatory to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, allowing the U.S. to establish procurement policies without violating that agreement.
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Argues that China favors domestic goods through policies like "indigenous innovation" requirements, while American companies have minimal access to Chinese government procurement contracts.
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States that government procurement should serve American taxpayer interests and support the constitutional duties to provide for common defense and general welfare.
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Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, Senate President, House Speaker, and Michigan congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to pass and the President of the United States to sign legislation to limit the total value of Chinese goods that may be procured by the United States government during a calendar year to not more than the total value of United States goods procured by the Chinese government, if any, during the preceding calendar year.
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Last Action
Adopted
9/28/2010