Detailed Summary

Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act or the Trade CLAIM Act - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the Court of International Trade exclusive jurisdiction to review petitions requesting that the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) take certain actions to enforce U.S. trade rights and to review determinations or actions of the Trade Representative relating to unfair foreign trade practices.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to: (1) eliminate mandatory presidential approval of actions taken by the Trade Representative to enforce U.S. trade rights; (2) revise certain requirements relating to the responsibility of the Trade Representative to take mandatory actions to enforce U.S. trade rights; and (3) allow industry petitioners to join in consultations with foreign countries upon the initiation of trade investigations and to monitor the compliance of foreign countries with trade dispute settlement agreements.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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