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| 119-hconres-25 | 119 | hconres | 25 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Trump administration tariffs on Mexico and Canada are in violation of the United States of America-Mexico-Canada Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] | CA | D | C001059 | 19 | 2025-12-10T09:05:41Z | ||
| 118-hconres-64 | 118 | hconres | 64 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces still missing and unaccounted for from prior wars or military conflicts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-09-14 | 2023-09-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] | PA | R | T000467 | 2 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into with a foreign country should provide reasonable collaboration with that country for the purpose of search, investigation, and recovery activities for U.S. personnel missing and unaccounted for from prior wars or military conflicts. | 2024-07-24T15:20:30Z | |
| 118-hconres-12 | 118 | hconres | 12 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar-producing and -consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. | House | Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] | FL | R | C001039 | 6 | 2025-05-27T14:13:22Z | ||
| 117-hconres-43 | 117 | hconres | 43 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar-producing and -consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-07-29 | 2021-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] | FL | R | C001039 | 11 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek the elimination of all subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by certain foreign countries. | 2022-12-31T05:25:27Z | |
| 117-hconres-35 | 117 | hconres | 35 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-05-19 | 2021-05-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] | PA | R | T000467 | 1 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into with a foreign country should provide reasonable collaboration with that country for the purpose of search and recovery activities for Armed Forces members missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | 2023-01-11T13:49:01Z | |
| 117-hconres-17 | 117 | hconres | 17 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should do everything in his power to achieve resolution and repayment of the defaulted sovereign debt of the People's Republic of China held by 20,000 families in the United States represented by American Bondholders Foundation, LLC. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-02-18 | 2021-02-18 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] | TN | R | G000590 | 0 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should do everything within his power to achieve resolution and repayment by China of the defaulted Chinese bonds held by 20,000 families in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:47:26Z | |
| 116-hconres-110 | 116 | hconres | 110 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should do everything in his power to achieve resolution and repayment of the defaulted sovereign debt of the People's Republic of China held by 20,000 families in the United States represented by the American Bondholders Foundation, LLC. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-08-18 | 2020-08-18 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] | TN | R | G000590 | 0 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should do everything within his power to achieve resolution and repayment by China of the defaulted Chinese bonds held by 20,000 families in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z | |
| 116-hconres-42 | 116 | hconres | 42 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] | PA | R | T000467 | 1 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into with a foreign country should provide reasonable collaboration with that country for the purpose of search and recovery activities for Armed Forces members missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | 2022-11-01T05:47:43Z | |
| 116-hconres-7 | 116 | hconres | 7 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar-producing and -consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-01-24 | 2019-01-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 6 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek the elimination of all subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by certain foreign countries. | 2022-11-01T14:47:41Z | |
| 115-hconres-61 | 115 | hconres | 61 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-05-24 | 2017-05-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] | PA | R | T000467 | 25 | Expresses the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into with a foreign country should provide reasonable collaboration with that country for the purpose of search and recovery activities for Armed Forces members missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | 2023-01-11T13:36:53Z | |
| 115-hconres-40 | 115 | hconres | 40 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-03-23 | 2017-03-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 14 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek the elimination of all subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by any foreign country that: exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar in 2014, 2015, or 2016, or has in effect a free trade agreement with the United States. Urges the President to: report to Congress detailed information about how any of such country has eliminated such subsidies; and propose legislation to implement U.S. sugar policy reforms. | 2023-01-11T13:35:48Z | |
| 115-hconres-37 | 115 | hconres | 37 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should prioritize the reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall trade deficit of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-03-22 | 2017-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] | AL | R | B001274 | 3 | Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should prioritize the reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall trade deficit of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:35:48Z | |
| 114-hconres-175 | 114 | hconres | 175 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should prioritize the reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall trade deficit of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2016-11-30 | 2016-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000563 | 3 | Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should prioritize the reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall trade deficit of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:34:05Z | |
| 114-hconres-146 | 114 | hconres | 146 | Expressing support for fostering closer economic and commercial ties between the United States and the United Kingdom following the decision of the people of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] | TX | R | B000755 | 39 | Calls upon the President to begin negotiations for a trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z | |
| 114-hconres-56 | 114 | hconres | 56 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2015-06-10 | 2015-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] | PA | R | T000467 | 50 | Expresses the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into with a foreign country should provide reasonable collaboration with that country for the purpose of search and recovery activities for Armed Forces members missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts. | 2023-01-11T13:31:03Z | |
| 114-hconres-20 | 114 | hconres | 20 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2015-02-27 | 2015-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 12 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek through negotiated agreements under the auspices of the World Trade Organization the elimination of all direct and indirect subsidies benefitting the production or export of sugar by any foreign country that: (1) exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar during 2014, or (2) has in effect a free trade agreement with the United States. Urges the President to: (1) report to Congress detailed information about how any of such countries has eliminated such subsidies, and (2) then propose legislation to implement a "zero for zero" sugar subsidy policy. | 2023-01-11T13:28:44Z | |
| 113-hconres-39 | 113 | hconres | 39 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 14 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek through negotiated agreements under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) the elimination of all direct and indirect subsidies benefitting the production or export of sugar by any foreign country that: (1) exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar during 2013, or (2) has in effect a free trade agreement with the United States. Urges the President to: (1) report to Congress detailed information about how any of such countries has eliminated such subsidies, and (2) then propose legislation to implement a "zero for zero" sugar subsidy policy. | 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z | |
| 112-hconres-55 | 112 | hconres | 55 | Disapproving of the participation of the United States in the provision by the International Monetary Fund of a multibillion dollar funding package for the European Union, until the member states of the European Union comply with the economic requirements of membership in the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-05-25 | 2011-05-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 1 | Disapproves of U.S. participation in the provision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of a multibillion dollar funding package to the European Union (EU) until each EU member state complies with the economic requirements of EU membership, including specified deficit and public debt requirements. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 111-hconres-279 | 111 | hconres | 279 | Disapproving of the participation of the United States in the provision by the International Monetary Fund of a multibillion dollar funding package for the European Union, until the member states of the European Union comply with the economic requirements of membership in the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-18 | 2010-05-25 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3750) | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 13 | Disapproves of U.S. participation in the provision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of a multibillion dollar funding package to the European Union (EU) until each EU member state demonstrates compliance with EU economic requirements, including limiting member state deficit to 3% of its gross domestic product and limiting total public debt to 60% of its gross domestic product. | 2023-01-11T13:20:14Z | |
| 111-hconres-276 | 111 | hconres | 276 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) make the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan one of the top U.S. priorities when initiating bilateral free trade agreements with foreign countries; and (2) foster the expansion of trade opportunities with Taiwan by instructing the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to expedite negotiations on a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:20:14Z | |
| 110-hconres-324 | 110 | hconres | 324 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2008-04-08 | 2008-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 2 | Expresses the sense of Congress that it should not approve the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia signed on November 22, 2006. | 2020-07-23T15:27:00Z | |
| 110-hconres-178 | 110 | hconres | 178 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-06-28 | 2007-07-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 5 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with it. | 2023-01-11T17:02:44Z | |
| 110-hconres-137 | 110 | hconres | 137 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-05-01 | 2007-05-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B001231 | 42 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan by launching negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T19:39:58Z | |
| 110-hconres-22 | 110 | hconres | 22 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-01-10 | 2007-01-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] | VA | R | G000280 | 6 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). | 2020-07-23T15:26:47Z | |
| 109-hconres-346 | 109 | hconres | 346 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2006-02-16 | 2006-02-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 68 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan by launching negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-13T04:49:12Z | |
| 109-hconres-342 | 109 | hconres | 342 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2006-02-15 | 2006-02-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 1 | Calls for the President to make the conclusion of a free trade agreement with Taiwan one of the top U.S. priorities when initiating bilateral free trade agreements with foreign countries and to instruct the U.S. Trade Representative to expedite negotiations on such an agreement. | 2023-01-13T04:49:13Z | |
| 109-hconres-303 | 109 | hconres | 303 | Urging the United States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-11-17 | 2005-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 13 | Declares that Congress believes that: (1) the failure of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to protect intellectual property is inconsistent with its obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, and denies the benefits of this agreement to the United States; and (2) China's failure to adequately fulfill its obligations to enforce intellectual property rights is unjustifiable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce under the Trade Act of 1974. Urges the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) take action under the Act to combat rampant intellectual property violations in China (including the imposition of bilateral tariffs); and (2) use all additional means available, including filing of a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO), to ensure that China complies with such obligations. | 2023-01-13T04:49:45Z | |
| 109-hconres-295 | 109 | hconres | 295 | Providing that any agreement relating trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-11-10 | 2005-11-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 6 | Urges the compliance of any trade and investment agreement that is negotiated by the executive branch with other foreign countries with certain minimum standards regarding: (1) investor and investment policy; (2) specified services; (3) policies to support American workers and small, minority, and women-owned businesses; (4) environmental, labor, and other public interests; (5) U.S. trade laws; (6) food safety; (7) agriculture and food security; (8) transparency; (9) governmental authority; (10) access to medicines and seeds; and (11) special treatment for developing countries. | 2023-01-13T04:49:45Z | |
| 109-hconres-244 | 109 | hconres | 244 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-09-15 | 2005-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with it. | 2023-01-13T04:50:17Z | |
| 109-hconres-230 | 109 | hconres | 230 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual property rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-07-28 | 2005-12-22 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 109 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Russian Federation should provide effective protection of intellectual property rights or risk losing its eligibility to participate in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program; and (2) as part of its effort to accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO) the Russian Federation must ensure the protection of intellectual property by demonstrating that it is willing and able to meet appropriate international obligations. | 2023-01-13T04:49:46Z | |
| 109-hconres-217 | 109 | hconres | 217 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to enter into a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-07-22 | 2005-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] | IN | R | S001143 | 3 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should take the necessary steps to conclude a free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | 2019-11-15T21:48:41Z | |
| 109-hconres-203 | 109 | hconres | 203 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should work expand membership in the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and should urge the People's Republic of China to enter into immediate negotiations to join that agreement, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-06-30 | 2005-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 1 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the government of the United States should strive to expand membership in the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization (WTO); (2) the government should seek commitments from the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to enter into immediate negotiations to accede to the Agreement, in accordance with commitments made by China in 2001 upon joining the WTO; (3) the government should seek a commitment from the PRC to suspend implementation of its law on government procurement, pending the conclusion of such negotiations; (4) the government should seek commitments from the PRC and other countries that are not yet members of the Agreement to implement the principles of openness, transparency, fair competition based on merit, nondiscrimination, and accountability in their government procurement as embodied in that Agreement; and (5) the President should direct all appropriate U.S. officials to raise these concerns with appropriate PRC officials and other trading partners. | 2023-01-13T04:48:02Z | |
| 109-hconres-186 | 109 | hconres | 186 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-06-22 | 2005-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] | VA | R | G000280 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). | 2023-01-13T04:48:02Z | |
| 109-hconres-131 | 109 | hconres | 131 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-04-13 | 2005-04-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2467) | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 2 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with the European Union (EU) by initiating negotiations to enter into an EU free trade agreement. | 2019-11-15T21:48:10Z | |
| 109-hconres-75 | 109 | hconres | 75 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-02-17 | 2005-03-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001137 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the illegal importation of prescription drugs. Urges the President to take action to prevent the illegal importation of prescription drugs from Canada or any other foreign country, and the U.S. Trade Representative to act to correct the inequities and discrimination caused by Canada's Patented Medicine Pricing Review Board. Urges the pharmaceutical industry and the health care community to: (1) begin a nationwide educational awareness program for U.S. consumers regarding the dangers of imported drugs; and (2) work to ensure that all citizens have access to prescription drugs with the same level of safety and efficacy guaranteed under the current system of regulation. Declares that: (1) it is essential that U.S. patients have access to affordable prescription drugs; and (2) deregulating foreign prices would increase the flow of new drugs to U.S. consumers. | 2019-11-15T21:47:30Z | |
| 108-hconres-509 | 108 | hconres | 509 | Urging the President to withdraw the United States from the 1992 Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft with the European Union and immediately file a consultation request, under the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes of the World Trade Organization, on the matter of injury to, and adverse effects on, the commercial aviation industry of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] | WA | R | N000051 | 3 | Urges the President to direct the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) withdraw the United States from the Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft that was entered into with the European Community in 1992; and (2) immediately file a consultation request, under the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes of the World Trade Organization (WTO), on the matter of serious injury to the U.S. commercial aviation industry. | 2023-01-14T22:48:44Z | |
| 108-hconres-366 | 108 | hconres | 366 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding negotiating, in the United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, access to the United States automobile industry. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-02-24 | 2004-03-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000172 | 208 | Expresses the sense of Congress that negotiations on access to critical segments of the U.S. automobile market should not take place on a piecemeal basis, but only as part of: (1) negotiations that include all major automobile producing nations; and (2) comprehensive negotiations that address both tariff and nontariff barriers specific to the automobile industry, with progress on eliminating tariff barriers explicitly linked to concrete progress on eliminating nontariff barriers. | 2023-01-15T09:47:47Z | |
| 108-hconres-331 | 108 | hconres | 331 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to enter into a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-19 | 2003-11-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] | IN | R | S001143 | 4 | States that the President should seek to enter into a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom. | 2023-01-15T08:18:17Z | |
| 108-hconres-290 | 108 | hconres | 290 | Urging that the United States file a complaint in the World Trade Organization against oil-producing countries for violating their obligations under the rules of that organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-01 | 2003-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Urges the President to instruct the U.S. Trade Representative to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against oil-producing countries for violating their obligations under WTO rules. | 2023-01-15T07:17:56Z | |
| 108-hconres-285 | 108 | hconres | 285 | Expressing the concern of the Congress regarding the detrimental impact on the United States economy of the manipulation by foreign governments of their currencies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-09-17 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] | IL | R | M001138 | 54 | Expresses congressional concern over the detrimental effects of currency manipulation by foreign governments on the U.S. economy, especially the manufacturing sector. Calls on the President to: (1) vigorously enforce U.S. trade laws dealing with such practices; (2) encourage the harmonization of an international exchange rate policy of freely floating exchange rates based on market forces; and (3) review all tools available to counteract currency manipulation. Urges that: (1) the executive branch take certain steps to enable the dollar and other major currencies to move toward their equilibrium rates; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury include in each semiannual report on international economic and exchange rate policies the currency manipulation practices of foreign governments; and (3) the U.S. Trade Representative take action under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to combat such practices should negotiations fail to produce meaningful results. | 2023-01-15T06:32:51Z | |
| 108-hconres-276 | 108 | hconres | 276 | Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-09-10 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 41 | Urges any trade and investment agreement that is negotiated by the executive branch with other foreign countries to comply with certain minimum standards regarding: (1) investor and investment policy; (2) certain services; (3) policies to support American workers and small, minority, and women-owned businesses; (4) environmental, labor, and other public interests; (5) U.S. trade laws; (6) food safety; (7) agriculture and food security; (8) transparency; (9) governmental authority; (10) access to medicines and seeds; and (11) special treatment for developing countries. | 2023-01-15T06:32:51Z | |
| 108-hconres-243 | 108 | hconres | 243 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding dispute settlement proceedings in the World Trade Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-07-15 | 2003-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | L000263 | 0 | Declares the sense of Congress that the President should ensure that: (1) in any proceeding under the World Trade Organization (WTO) involving U.S. unfair trade and trade remedy laws, the members of the WTO dispute settlement panel in that proceeding have expertise in the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreement as well as in administering the unfair trade and trade remedy law at issue, and are currently administrators, or retired administrators, of unfair trade or trade remedy laws in a WTO member country; and (2) two or more members of the WTO Appellate Body panel hearing a case have expertise in administering such laws. Declares the sense of Congress that the President should ensure that the members of such dispute settlement panels and the WTO Appellate Body: (1) understand commonly applied and commonly accepted principles of administrative law; (2) expressly understand and accept the central importance of Article 17.6 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Antidumping Agreement) to the successful completion of the Antidumping Agreement, the Uruguay Round negotiations as a whole, and to the proper and successful interpretation and application of the Antidumping Agreement; (3) apply the principles embodied in such Article to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in order to effectuate "the consistent resolution of disputes arising from anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures", in particular in compliance with the WTO Declaration on Dispute Settlement Pursuant to the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 or Part V of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures; and (4) apply the principles embodied in Article 17.6 of the Antidumping Agreement to the Agreement on Safeguards in order to effectuate the consistent resolution of disputes arising from trade remedy measures. Declares the sense of Congress that the President should reaffirm, in ongoing negotia… | 2023-01-15T17:04:06Z | |
| 108-hconres-224 | 108 | hconres | 224 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-06-19 | 2003-06-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] | VA | R | G000280 | 8 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). | 2023-01-15T16:03:44Z | |
| 108-hconres-225 | 108 | hconres | 225 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-06-19 | 2003-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001137 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers; (2) the President should take action to prevent the illegal importation of prescription drugs from Canada or any other foreign country; (3) the United States Trade Representative should take action to correct the inequities and discrimination caused by Canada's Patented Medicine Pricing Review Board; (4) the pharmaceutical industry and the health care community should work with United States consumers to lower the price of prescription drugs and should mount a nationwide educational awareness program regarding the dangers of imported drugs and medicines; and (5) Congress should enact a Medicare drug benefit as the best and safest way for United States patients to obtain their prescription drugs. | 2023-01-15T16:03:43Z | |
| 108-hconres-197 | 108 | hconres | 197 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding housing affordability and urging fair and expeditious review by international trade panels to ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-22 | 2003-05-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] | AZ | R | K000306 | 38 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative should work to support a fair and expeditious review and assure that no delays occur in resolving current disputes before the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and World Trade Organization (WTO) trade dispute panels involving the imposition of special duties on imported softwood lumber from Canada; (2) U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties are a rules-based system that should proceed to conclusion in WTO and NAFTA trade dispute panels; (3) the President should continue discussions with Canada to promote open trade between the two countries on softwood lumber free of trade restraints that harm consumers; and (4) the President should consult with all interested parties, including consumers, in future discussions regarding such trade. | 2023-01-15T23:47:51Z | |
| 108-hconres-124 | 108 | hconres | 124 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding semiconductor trade between the United States and the Republic of Korea and the need to assure that trade actions by the United States do not result in geopolitical tensions or the loss of United States jobs, and calling on the executive branch to recognize Korean economic reforms and the United States-Korea strategic relationship in dealing with semiconductor trade issues. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-27 | 2003-04-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government should act carefully with regard to issues involving semiconductor trade between the United States and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to assure that trade disputes do not create geopolitical or economic tensions between the two countries, and do not result in the loss of highly skilled jobs in the United States, including jobs at U.S. facilities of Korean semiconductor manufacturers; (2) the Secretary of Commerce should review the financial restructuring of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. in light of economic reforms which have taken place in South Korea and avoid taking any action that will threaten the jobs of American workers in the semiconductor industry or threaten future investment in Hynix Semiconductor Inc.'s facility in Eugene, Oregon; and (3) the U.S. Trade Representative should seek to address issues involving semiconductor trade between the two countries through consultation after full review of the facts. | 2023-01-15T22:18:39Z | |
| 108-hconres-98 | 108 | hconres | 98 | Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-18 | 2003-03-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 69 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan by launching negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-15T22:18:38Z | |
| 108-hconres-23 | 108 | hconres | 23 | Urging the President to request the United States International Trade Commission to take certain actions with respect to the temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-01-29 | 2003-02-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] | MI | R | K000288 | 74 | Recognizes that a strong domestic steel industry and strong domestic manufacturing base are vital to national defense and economic security.Urges the President to request the United States International Trade Commission, in addition to monitoring and reporting on certain enumerated items in section 204 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the tariff increases and tariff rate quotas proclaimed by the President on March 5, 2002, on certain steel imports, to also monitor and report on the impact of the temporary safeguards on domestic steel consuming industries. | 2023-01-15T21:04:32Z | |
| 106-hconres-330 | 106 | hconres | 330 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (WTO). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-05-19 | 2000-05-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] | FL | R | S000822 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the People's Republic of China should only be effective on or after the date on which a vote is taken by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference regarding the Decision and Protocol of Accession for Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), or the effective date of the accession by China to the WTO, whichever occurs later. | 2025-01-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 106-hconres-301 | 106 | hconres | 301 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, in concert with the international community, should enact transaction taxes on short-term, cross-border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-04-11 | 2000-05-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should show leadership by enacting, in concert with the international community, transaction taxes on short-term, cross- border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation and that the adoption of such Tobin- style taxes should be done in coordination with a large number of nations, in a fully transparent and accountable manner, with the revenue dedicated to urgent global needs; (2) the United States should build support for and advocate this position at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, as well as within other regional and international organizations; and (3) this should not be done in isolation of other initiatives for reform of global finance and the United States should continue to explore other options with the international community. | 2025-04-07T13:42:35Z | |
| 106-hconres-276 | 106 | hconres | 276 | Strongly urging the President to file a complaint at the World Trade Organization against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules that prohibit quantitative limitations on the import or export of resources or products across borders. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-03-13 | 2000-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 22 | Urges the President to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against oil- producing nations for violating their obligations under WTO rules. | 2025-01-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 106-hconres-262 | 106 | hconres | 262 | Expressing the sense of Congress on the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (WTO). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-03-02 | 2000-03-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] | WA | R | D000549 | 33 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) upon approval of the accession of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United States representative to the WTO should request that the WTO General Council consider Taiwan's accession to the WTO as its next order of business; and (2) the United States should be prepared to counter any effort by any WTO member country, upon China's accession, to block Taiwan's. | 2025-01-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 106-hconres-252 | 106 | hconres | 252 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-02-16 | 2000-07-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1295) | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 118 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement of 1996 should terminate on a specified date, with no extension or further quota agreement; and (2) the President should consult with appropriate stakeholders and continue discussions with the Government of Canada to promote open trade of softwood lumber between Canada and the United States. | 2025-01-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 106-hconres-217 | 106 | hconres | 217 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that Miami, Florida, and not a competing foreign city, should serve as the permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) beginning in 2005. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-11-01 | 1999-11-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] | FL | R | S000303 | 20 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should direct the U.S. representative to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations to use all available means to secure Miami, Florida, as the permanent site of the FTAA Secretariat after February 28, 2005. | 2025-01-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 106-hconres-190 | 106 | hconres | 190 | Urging the United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-09-30 | 2000-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 13 | Urges the President to: (1) seek a global consensus supporting a permanent international ban on tariffs on electronic commerce, including a ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; (2) instruct the U.S. delegation to the November 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Seattle, Washington, to seek to make permanent the moratorium on tariffs on electronic transmissions adopted by the WTO in May 1998; (3) seek adoption by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development of an international ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; and (4) oppose any proposal by any country, the United Nations, or any other multilateral organization to establish a "bit tax" on electronic transmissions. | 2025-01-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 106-hconres-70 | 106 | hconres | 70 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-03-24 | 1999-04-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] | TX | R | B000617 | 13 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Secretary of the Treasury should initiate discussions with Mexican and Canadian Government officials to achieve parity in the duty-free allowance structure (personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents) of the respective North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries and accelerate negotiations with the Government of Mexico to ensure that the expanded allowance enacted in 1995 for Mexican border zone residents will be implemented; (2) in the event that parity is not achieved within one year after enactment of this resolution, the USTR and the Secretary should submit recommendations to Congress on whether legislative changes are necessary to bring the United States duty-free allowance to a lower amount to conform to the allowance levels established by the other NAFTA countries. | 2025-01-02T17:07:25Z | |
| 105-hconres-350 | 105 | hconres | 350 | Calling on the President to take all necessary measures under existing law to respond to the significant increase of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-10-12 | 1998-10-12 | On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 153 - 249 (Roll No. 522). | House | Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] | TX | R | A000215 | 6 | Calls upon the President to: (1) pursue vigorous enforcement of U.S. trade laws relating to unfair trade practices with respect to the significant increase of steel imports into the United States, using all available remedies under those laws; (2) pursue consultations with Japanese, Korean, and European Union officials, and other nations to eliminate import barriers that affect steel mill products and to increase access to their markets; (3) closely monitor U.S. imports of steel and make the data gathered from such monitoring available to the public as soon as possible; and (4) report to the Congress by January 5, 1999, on the impact that the significant increase in steel imports is having on employment, prices, and investment in the U.S. steel industry. | 2025-04-07T15:23:24Z | |
| 105-hconres-348 | 105 | hconres | 348 | Urging the President and Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between the United States and Chile, in the absence of fast track authority. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-10-10 | 1998-10-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] | MI | R | S000597 | 1 | Urges the President and appropriate representatives of the Government of Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between the United States and Chile in the absence of fast track authority. Urges the President, in conducting such negotiations, to: (1) assess whether U.S. tariffs on agriculture products that were bound under the Uruguay Round Agreements are lower than the tariffs bound by Chile; (2) consult with the Congress on whether it is appropriate for the United States to agree to further tariff reductions based on such assessment; and (3) consult with specified congressional committees before entering into any such trade agreement. | 2025-01-02T17:44:04Z | |
| 105-hconres-337 | 105 | hconres | 337 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the total debt owed by 31 of the 40 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to the United States should be forgiven. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] | CA | R | C000100 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the total debt owed by 31 of the 40 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to the United States should be forgiven; (2) amounts that may otherwise be appropriated for funding to the International Monetary Fund should instead be used to pay for such debt relief; and (3) amounts that may be appropriated to assist HIPC pay off their remaining debt should be authorized in the form of grants and not loans. | 2025-01-02T17:43:55Z | |
| 105-hconres-328 | 105 | hconres | 328 | Calling on the President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-09-18 | 1998-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 124 | Calls upon the President to: (1) pursue enhanced enforcement of U.S. trade laws with respect to the surge of steel imports into the United States, including offsetting duties, quantitative restraints, and other authorized remedial measures; (2) pursue a more equitable sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel products from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States; (3) establish a task force with responsibility for closely monitoring U.S. imports of steel; and (4) report to the Congress by January 5, 1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to the import surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on employment, prices, and investment in the U.S. steel industry. | 2025-04-07T15:23:24Z | |
| 105-hconres-273 | 105 | hconres | 273 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the annual rate at which the International Monetary Fund charges interest on loans should be comparable to the average annual rate of interest in financial markets for loans of comparable maturity, adjusted for risk. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-05-07 | 1998-05-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | R000487 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the annual interest rate charged on loans by the International Monetary Fund should be, at a minimum, comparable to the average annual interest rate in financial markets for loans of comparable maturity, adjusted for risk. | 2025-01-02T17:43:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-233 | 105 | hconres | 233 | Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-03-04 | 1998-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] | NY | R | H000814 | 33 | Calls upon the Government of Japan to: (1) live up to the standards it has set for open competitive markets; and (2) fully implement the representations that it made to a dispute settlement panel of the World Trade Organization regarding deregulation, transparency, nondiscrimination, open distribution systems, and vigorous enforcement of competition laws with respect to consumer photographic film and paper as well as other sectors, such as autos and auto parts, glass, and telecommunications, that face similar market access barriers there. Urges the President, the United States Trade Representative, and other appropriate officers of the executive branch to exercise fully existing authority to achieve these objectives. Requests the President to report periodically to the Congress on progress in eliminating market restrictions in Japan for consumer photographic film and paper. | 2025-01-02T17:43:47Z | |
| 105-hconres-212 | 105 | hconres | 212 | Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the European Union's ban of United States beef and the World Trade Organization's ruling concerning that ban. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-02-11 | 1998-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2] | NE | R | C000377 | 45 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States expects the European Union to comply immediately with the ruling of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the European Union's ban of U.S. beef is in violation of the WTO's Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, and grant U.S. beef producers access to the European market; and (2) the United States Trade Representative should take immediate action to open European markets to U.S. beef producers in the event the European Union fails to comply with the WTO's ruling. | 2025-01-02T17:43:47Z | |
| 105-hconres-213 | 105 | hconres | 213 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United States agriculture products and the elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-02-11 | 1998-08-31 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) many nations, including the European Union, unfairly restrict the importation of U.S. agricultural products; (2) the elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority of any current or future trade negotiation; (3) the President should develop a trade agenda which addresses agricultural trade barriers in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations and pursues full compliance with dispute settlement decisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO); (4) in such negotiations, the United States should seek to obtain competitive opportunities for U.S. exports of agricultural products in foreign markets equivalent to those afforded to foreign exports in U.S. markets; (5) the U.S. Trade Representative should not engage in any trade negotiation with the European Union that undermines U.S. ability to achieve a successful result in the WTO negotiations on agriculture set to begin in December 1999; and (6) the President should consult with the Congress with respect to trade negotiations in agriculture. | 2025-04-07T15:31:43Z | |
| 105-hconres-207 | 105 | hconres | 207 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the International Monetary Fund should raise funds in private financial markets, rather than from member countries, in order to reduce the risk of loss to United States taxpayers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-02-03 | 1998-02-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the International Monetary Fund should raise funds in private financial markets through the sale of bonds or notes, rather than from member countries, in order to reduce the risk of loss to U.S. taxpayers. | 2025-01-02T17:43:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-56 | 105 | hconres | 56 | Favoring strong support by the United States Government for the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization prior to the admission of the People's Republic of China to that Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1997-03-21 | 1997-04-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] | CA | R | R000409 | 6 | Declares that the Congress favors public support by the U.S. Government for the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) prior to China's admission to the WTO. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 105-hconres-51 | 105 | hconres | 51 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1997-03-20 | 1998-03-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] | TX | R | B000617 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Secretary of the Treasury should initiate discussions with Mexican and Canadian Government officials to achieve parity in the duty-free allowance structure (personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents) of the respective North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries; and (2) in the event that parity is not achieved within one year after enactment of this resolution, the USTR and the Secretary should submit recommendations to the Congress on whether legislative changes are necessary to bring the United States duty-free allowance to a lower amount to conform to the allowance levels established by the other NAFTA countries. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hconres-152 | 104 | hconres | 152 | Expressing the sense of Congress that legislation containing a cross-border fee for vehicles and pedestrians entering the United States from Canada or Mexico is unwise and should not be enacted. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-14 | 1996-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that proposed cross-border entry fees on vehicles or pedestrians seeking to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico are economically unsound, are likely to cause retaliatory fees, and should not be imposed. | 2025-01-02T17:32:42Z | |
| 104-hconres-28 | 104 | hconres | 28 | Expressing the sense of Congress that a proposed cross-border fee for vehicles and pedestrians entering the United States from Canada or Mexico is unwise and should not be enacted. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1995-02-14 | 1995-02-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] | NY | D | L000556 | 15 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that proposed cross-border entry fees on vehicles and or pedestrians seeking to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico are economically unsound, are likely to cause retaliatory fees, and should not be imposed. Urges the President to remove such proposal from his budget recommendations. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-317 | 103 | hconres | 317 | To express the sense of Congress that the President, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce must take all appropriate and necessary steps to eliminate, through international agreements or otherwise, restrictive foreign shipping practices which restrain or prevent U.S. flag vessels from fair and equitable participation in the transportation of motor vehicles into the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000342 | 1 | Urges the President, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate steps to: (1) eliminate, through international agreements, restrictive foreign shipping practices which restrain U.S.-flag carriers from equitable participation in the ocean transportation of imported motor vehicles into the United States from countries that export more than 50,000 motor vehicles to the United States; (2) increase the number of U.S.-flag vessels owned by U.S. citizens that transport such vehicles in foreign commerce; and (3) report to the Congress on the steps taken and progress made. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-274 | 103 | hconres | 274 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the announcement of the Japanese Food Agency that it does not intend to fulfill its commitment to purchase 75,000 metric tons of United States rice. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-27 | 1994-07-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3] | CA | D | F000053 | 53 | Expresses the sense of the Congress disapproving of the Japanese Food Agency's decision not to fulfill its commitment to purchase 75,000 metric tons of U.S. rice. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-240 | 103 | hconres | 240 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to intellectual property protection. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-04-18 | 1994-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) intellectual property protection should continue to be among the principal U.S. trade policy objectives; (2) the United States should pursue further strengthened levels of intellectual property protection, even after implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) through bilateral, regional, and multilateral negotiations; (3) the level of such protection should be a determinant of eligibility for participation in future free trade agreements, and the provisions of law relating to existing preferential programs such as the Caribbean Basin Initiative, the General System of Preferences, and the Andean Trade Preferences, should be strengthened to encourage accelerated implementation of the TRIPS Agreement; and (4) non-trade law statutes should be clarified to ensure that they may be used in support of strong intellectual property protection abroad. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-193 | 103 | hconres | 193 | To express the sense of the Congress regarding negotiations objectives for the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-22 | 1994-09-28 | See H.R.5110. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 65 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President shall not enter into any trade agreement requiring changes in U.S. antidumping laws which would reduce their effectiveness as a remedy against injurious dumped imports; (2) the U.S. Government shall not condone distorting subsidies by foreign governments, including development subsidies, that cause material injury to U.S. industries; and (3) the United States not enter into any trade agreement on dispute settlement contained in the Draft Final Act embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (Negotiations) of December 21, 1991, unless, with respect to the review of countervailing duty and antidumping duty actions taken by General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) members, the settlement mechanisms and procedures shall not allow specified review actions. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the principal U.S. negotiating objective regarding situations of global structural excess capacity is to negotiate multilateral rules to permit rapid realignment of capacity to demand. Urges the President to review antidumping duty provisions contained in the Negotiations and to seek changes in such provisions that are necessary to maintain the effectiveness of U.S. antidumping laws, including, but not limited to, changes proposed by the United States in December 1992, any changes needed to clarify the right to cumulate and cross-cumulate imports under investigation, and the prohibition of procedures to sunset dumping and countervailing duty orders. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-185 | 103 | hconres | 185 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations and that the imposition of quotas by Canada on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-20 | 1994-09-28 | See H.R.5110. | House | Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4] | KY | R | B001066 | 12 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, negotiate a tariff-rate quota to replace Canada's chicken supply management system, as well as the elimination of processed chicken from Canada's Import Control List; (2) insist under such quota that the amount of chicken determined to be within quota be based on the total amount of chicken imported into Canada in 1993 through both global and supplemental import quotas; (3) seek the elimination or, at the minimum, phase-out of new duties imposed by Canada on chicken imports in accordance with the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement; and (4) oppose any Canadian activity which results in lost sales for U.S. chicken exporters and restricts U.S. access to Canadian markets. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-184 | 103 | hconres | 184 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative should establish a new position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] | KS | R | M000684 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should establish a new position of Assistant USTR for Small Business to promote exports by small businesses and to remove foreign impediments to such exports. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-172 | 103 | hconres | 172 | To recognize the importance of promoting fair trade in wheat. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-10-28 | 1993-11-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 14 | Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Government should take action, using existing Federal trade laws, to address the problem of Canadian wheat imports if the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that wheat is being imported into the United States from Canada under such conditions and in such quantities as to tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, any loan, purchase, or other program or operation undertaken by the Department of Agriculture. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government should seek an immediate understanding with the Mexican Government to define certain Canadian wheat practices as unfair; (2) the United States, Canada, and Mexico should begin immediate consultations with a goal of ensuring free and fair trade in wheat throughout North America; and (3) transportation subsidies and secretive monopolistic pricing should be considered unfair trading practices. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-138 | 103 | hconres | 138 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to Saudi Arabia and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-11-16 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 68 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) President Clinton and Secretary of State Christopher should be commended for their diplomatic efforts to encourage Arab League members to end the secondary and tertiary Arab League boycott of Israel; (2) they should give attention to diplomatic efforts to encourage those countries that were beneficiaries of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to end such boycott; and (3) the United States should oppose Saudi Arabia's joining the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) until such time that it renounces its participation in the boycott and ensures that U.S. companies and other countries have access to the Saudi Arabia market regardless of their business relationship with Israel. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-117 | 103 | hconres | 117 | Relating to improved United States-Mexico cooperation in controlling illegal immigration. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-01 | 1993-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] | CA | D | L000225 | 18 | Urges the President to ensure that the current North American free trade area labor negotiations address the issue of improved bilateral Mexico-United States cooperation in controlling illegal immigration. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-112 | 103 | hconres | 112 | To express the sense of Congress in support of consumer labeling utilizing an American and foreign flag program, labeling all goods and services. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-06-16 | 1993-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 0 | Expresses support for consumer labeling utilizing an American and foreign flag program for labeling all goods and services. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hconres-85 | 103 | hconres | 85 | To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo preference rates in transporting the $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to Russia as agreed to in the "Vancouver Package" between President Clinton and President Yeltsin of the Russian Federation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-04-22 | 1993-04-26 | Executive Comment Requested from USTR. | House | Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] | NE | R | B000179 | 15 | Declares that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority granted in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 so that the $1,600,000,000 in bilateral assistance to Russia, referred to as the Vancouver Package, may be effected without endangering the stability of the Government or economy of Russia and without adding to the U.S. budget deficit. | 2025-01-02T17:20:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-70 | 103 | hconres | 70 | Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to certain international aviation agreements and certain agreements between commercial air carriers of the United States and the United Kingdom. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-03-24 | 1993-07-09 | Executive Comment Requested from State. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000342 | 57 | Calls upon the President to conclude negotiations leading to an "open skies" bilateral aviation agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom before March 17, 1994. Encourages the President, if the United Kingdom has prevented productive negotiation of an agreement, to eliminate rights previously authorized for British carriers that are not available to U.S. carriers. Declares that the Congress will not approve legislation to increase the amount of allowable investment in U.S. airlines by foreign nationals until the United States and United Kingdom have agreed to a new bilateral aviation agreement, consistent with the U.S. goals for liberalization. | 2025-01-02T17:20:37Z | |
| 102-hconres-373 | 102 | hconres | 373 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should prohibit the acquisition of Allison Transmission, a division of General Motors Corporation, by a foreign person. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1992-10-02 | 1992-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the acquisition by a foreign person of Allison Transmission, a division of General Motors Corporation that is the sole provider of high technology transmissions equipment for the M1 tank program, would threaten to impair the national security; and (2) the President should prohibit such acquisition under the Defense Production Act of 1950. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 102-hconres-326 | 102 | hconres | 326 | To express the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative must negotiate a tough but fair multilateral trade agreement regarding steel products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1992-05-27 | 1992-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21] | IL | D | C000794 | 14 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative must negotiate a multilateral trade agreement that: (1) provides the U.S. steel industry with a level of protection equal to that enforced under the Steel Import Stabilization Act; and (2) does not include provisions that would weaken U.S. antidumping or countervailing duty laws. Urges the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to process expeditiously, while ensuring enforcement of relevant statutes and regulations, any petitions filed by domestic producers regarding unfair steel trade practices. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-309 | 102 | hconres | 309 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round and North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4] | KY | R | B001066 | 19 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) as part of the Uruguay Round and North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations, negotiate tariffication of Canada's chicken supply management system and the elimination of processed chicken from Canada's Import Control List; (2) seek the elimination of new duties imposed by Canada on chicken imports in accordance with the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement; and (3) oppose any Canadian activity which results in lost sales for U.S. chicken exporters and restricts U.S. access to Canadian markets. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-265 | 102 | hconres | 265 | Urging the President to seek agreement with the European Community regarding a 1-year suspension of operation of the grain export subsidy programs of the United States and the Community. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1992-01-22 | 1992-02-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. | House | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-None] | ND | D | D000432 | 13 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek agreement with the European Community (EC) to a one-year suspension of U.S. and EC wheat and feed grains export subsidy programs. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-250 | 102 | hconres | 250 | To express the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative must negotiate a tough but fair multilateral trade agreement regarding steel products before the expiration of the enforcement authority for existing bilateral arrangements governing steel product imports. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21] | IL | D | C000794 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative must negotiate a multilateral trade agreement: (1) that provides the U.S. steel industry with a level of protection equal to those enforced under the Steel Import Stabilization Act; (2) that does not include provisions that would weaken U.S. antidumping or countervailing duty laws; and (3) before March 31, 1992. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-254 | 102 | hconres | 254 | To request the United States Trade Representative to refuse to agree to certain provisions proposed to be included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] | PA | R | R000243 | 24 | Requests the United State Trade Representative to refuse to agree to countervailing and antidumping duties, trade remedies, and certain other provisions proposed to be included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-247 | 102 | hconres | 247 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not enter into any international agreement, or approve any international report, that would impair the authority of the United States to enforce and strengthen environmental, labor, agricultural, and public health and safety standards. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-23 | 1991-11-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] | OH | D | P000170 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should not enter into any international agreement, or approve a certain international report to be submitted to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Council and relating to marine mammal protection that would impair its authority with respect to environmental, labor, agricultural, and public health and safety standards. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-246 | 102 | hconres | 246 | Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the relation of trade agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-21 | 1992-08-07 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 219 | Calls upon the President, as part of the Uruguay Round General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) talks, to initiate negotiations to make GATT compatible with the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other U.S. health, safety, labor, and environmental laws, including laws to protect the environment outside of the United States. Declares that the Congress will not approve legislation to implement any trade agreement (including the Uruguay Round of the GATT and the U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) that jeopardizes such laws, including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Clean Air Act. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 102-hconres-227 | 102 | hconres | 227 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to support national and international efforts to protect the world environment, and that the President should oppose certain actions under such Agreement which discourages protection of the environment and wildlife by the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-10-23 | 1991-11-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 56 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to support the world environment and world wildlife by discouraging trade in goods and services harmful to them; and (2) oppose any GATT action which impinges on the ability of the United States to protect them. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-198 | 102 | hconres | 198 | Concerning the United States Trade Representative's proposal to relax import quotas for Eastern European cheese. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-08-02 | 1991-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 17 | Declares that the Congress: (1) regards the U.S. Trade Representative's policy on relaxation of quotas on Eastern European cheese as not in the interests of the United States and the American dairy industry; and (2) calls for the withdrawal of such policy. Declares that U.S. trade policy should be directed toward reducing the trade imbalance of cheese by promoting policies that increase the export of American dairy products. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-184 | 102 | hconres | 184 | Regarding the regulation of steel product imports into the United States from the Union of South Africa. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-07-17 | 1991-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 45 | Urges the United States Trade Representative to initiate negotiations with South Africa in order to enter into a bilateral arrangement governing the importation of South African steel that is consistent with the steel trade liberalization program announced by the President on July 25, 1989. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-162 | 102 | hconres | 162 | To express the sense of the Congress that the President should consider certain factors in 1992 before recommending extension of the waiver authority under section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-06-04 | 1991-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 24 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, in recommending in 1992 a waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) for the Soviet Union under the Trade Act of 1974, should consider whether: (1) specified objectives relating to emigration and Helsinki Accords have been and will be met by such country during the period of the waiver; and (2) Soviet law and intent are resulting in a sustained pattern of emigration and a cessation of hidden barriers to it. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-111 | 102 | hconres | 111 | Urging the President and the United States Trade Representative not to propose or support the inclusion of civil air transport services under the General Agreement on Trade in Services that is being negotiated under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-03-22 | 1991-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 28 | Urges the President and the United States Trade Representative: (1) not to include civil air transport services under the General Agreement on Trade in Services that is being negotiated under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; nor (2) to require future negotiations to include such services under such Agreement. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-98 | 102 | hconres | 98 | Requesting the United States Trade Representative to enforce the rights of United States beer exporters against unjustified treatment by Canadian provincial liquor control boards. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-03-12 | 1991-04-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 0 | Declares that: (1) U.S. rights under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Agreement are being denied by Canada and that the Canadian provincial liquor control boards' treatment of American brewed beer is unjustifiable and restricts U.S. commerce; and (2) the United States Trade Representative should pursue dispute settlement on this matter under GATT and should impose restrictions on imports of Canadian beer or other products if Canada does not eliminate such treatment of American brewed beer. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-78 | 102 | hconres | 78 | Urging the reduction of barriers to Americans trading with or investing in Japanese companies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-02-27 | 1991-04-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] | TN | R | S001075 | 0 | Urges a complete examination of barriers to Americans investing in Japanese companies. Declares that the trade policy of the President and the Congress shall address the discrepancy between the open capital markets of the United States and the virtually closed markets of Japan. States that one indication of the openness of Japanese capital markets is the degree to which Americans may exercise significant shareholder rights through membership on corporate boards of directors. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hconres-75 | 102 | hconres | 75 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the strengthening and expansion of the missile technology control regime. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-02-26 | 1991-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | R000262 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that President Bush should: (1) convene the existing members of the missile technology control regime agreement in order to strengthen the existing accord and to expand it to cover other delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction; and (2) invite the Soviet Union, China, and all other countries that produce ballistic missile systems and technologies and other methods of delivering weapons of mass destruction to join in the agreement. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 101-hconres-377 | 101 | hconres | 377 | Regarding the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Mexico. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1990-10-01 | 1990-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] | IL | D | B000971 | 19 | Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the impact of the free trade agreement negotiations between the United States and Mexico on specified individual sectors of the U.S economy. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hconres-354 | 101 | hconres | 354 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding GATT negotiations affecting certain intellectual property rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1990-07-20 | 1990-07-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) seek to discontinue current negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) regarding the extension of intellectual property rights protection to items or processes with biological and genetic content, including crop varieties, until a specified assessment (pursuant to this Resolution) concerning such rights has been completed; or (2) if such discontinuance is unsuccessful, to ensure that any resultant trade agreement concerning such intellectual property rights will be nonbinding in the areas of biological and genetic resources. Urges the President to direct the USTR to assess the economic and political ramifications of creating trade policies for intellectual property rights for such resources, including analysis of property rights ownership and for prior cultural traditional uses of items with biological or genetic content where a party may be: (1) a tribal minority; (2) indigenous to a geographical area; (3) unacculturated in the national society; (4) nonliterate, nonmonetized or partially monetized; or (5) without national representation. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hconres-341 | 101 | hconres | 341 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to a United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1990-06-19 | 1990-06-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) President Bush and Mexican President Salinas de Gortari be commended for their decision to explore the possibility of a United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement; (2) the role of the Congress in the enactment of such agreement be recognized, and that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should, throughout the negotiations, consult with Members of Congress whose constituents would be affected by such an agreement; and (3) the USTR should include specified issues in such negotiations with the Minister of Commerce and Industrial Development of Mexico. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z |
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