S4563Referred to Committee
Section 232 Public Transparency Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-05-19
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Gary C. Peters
Democrat · MI · Senator
Votes with party: 57.8% (320 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/P000595
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2026-05-19
Plain-English Summary
The government would be required to publish the findings from national security investigations about imports within a specific deadline, making the results publicly available rather than keeping them secret. This affects companies that import goods and the public who want to know what the government discovers about whether foreign products pose security risks. The bill aims to increase transparency in how the government handles trade decisions based on national security concerns.
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Subjects
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4563 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4563 To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require a deadline for publication of information contained in reports on findings of investigations relating to imports that impair national security, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2026 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require a deadline for publication of information contained in reports on findings of investigations relating to imports that impair national security, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Section 232 Public Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. DEADLINE FOR PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REPORTS ON INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO IMPORTS THAT IMPAIR NATIONAL SECURITY. Subparagraph (B) of section 232(b)(3) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows: ``(B) Not later than 270 days after the date on which an investigation is initiated under paragraph (1), or not later than the date on which the report is submitted to the President under subparagraph (A) with respect to that investigation, whichever is earlier, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any portion of that report that does not contain classified information or proprietary information.''. <all>
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