Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023
This bill adds Ecuador to the list of countries eligible for trade benefits under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), specifically designating it as a "CBTPA beneficiary country" for preferential tariff treatment. It requires the President to issue a formal proclamation designating Ecuador as such within 90 days of the bill's enactment. The change would allow Ecuadorian goods to enter the U.S. with reduced or eliminated tariffs under the CBERA framework, directly affecting Ecuador's exporters and U.S. importers of Ecuadorian products. This is a procedural adjustment to existing trade law, not a new policy.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 14, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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2
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
lower
Nov 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Nov 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Maria Elvira Salazar
RRepublican
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
David Rouzer
RRepublican
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
J. Luis Correa
DDemocratic
Co
Keith Self
RRepublican
Co
Michael Lawler
RRepublican
Co
Ruben Gallego
DDemocratic
Co
Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
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