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| 119-hres-853 | 119 | hres | 853 | Recognizing the 95th anniversary of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and its enduring significance to international trade, economic development, and cross-border relations between the United States and Canada. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] | MI | D | T000488 | 0 | 2026-01-07T09:05:58Z | ||
| 119-hres-230 | 119 | hres | 230 | Expressing the sense that Congress and the administration must work together, with urgency, to pursue effective food and agricultural trade policies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2025-03-18 | 2025-03-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 19 | 2025-09-09T12:53:15Z | ||
| 118-hres-1092 | 118 | hres | 1092 | Recognizing the importance of the economic relationship between the United States and Israel and affirming that trade facilitated by the United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement is a tool to support the economy of Israel during the conflict with Hamas. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-19 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] | OK | R | H001082 | 12 | 2025-12-05T09:15:05Z | ||
| 118-hres-487 | 118 | hres | 487 | Supporting the ratification of the Chilean tax treaty. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-06-09 | 2023-06-09 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 3 | This resolution recognizes the long-standing United States-Chile partnership. It also (1) reaffirms the importance of expanded bilateral economic ties for advancing the prosperity of both countries, and (2) urges the Senate to provide its advice and consent to ratification of the bilateral tax treaty with Chile. | 2024-07-24T15:22:00Z | |
| 118-hres-440 | 118 | hres | 440 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the benefits of global trade improve the lives of Americans and American communities by fostering a more inclusive, resilient, and prosperous economy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-05-24 | 2023-05-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] | TX | D | A000376 | 0 | This resolution supports international trade for its critical role in the health of the U.S. economy. It also directs, where appropriate, the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate trade agreements with allied nations that are beneficial to the United States. | 2024-07-24T15:22:11Z | |
| 118-hres-421 | 118 | hres | 421 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Chinese Communist Party should be held accountable for present day efforts of knowingly and intentionally manipulating their currency. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-05-18 | 2023-06-15 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2953-2955) | House | Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] | NY | R | S001222 | 0 | This resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for knowingly and intentionally manipulating its currency. The resolution also (1) supports the actions by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to engage with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate the unfair competitive advantage created by China in 2019, and (2) calls on the Biden administration to take similar action to hold the CCP accountable for their present-day efforts to manipulate their currency. | 2024-07-24T15:22:17Z | |
| 118-hres-268 | 118 | hres | 268 | Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-03-30 | 2023-03-30 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 3 | This resolution calls on (1) all other countries to cease and desist from implementing any digital services tax and to immediately stop unfairly targeting U.S. companies, and (2) U.S. government agencies to use all available methods and resources to protect U.S. companies from the discriminatory effects of digital services taxes. It also supports Congress looking at additional tools to address tax discrimination among U.S. trading partners, including tax countermeasures. | 2024-07-24T15:23:18Z | |
| 118-hres-270 | 118 | hres | 270 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-03-30 | 2023-03-30 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] | IL | R | L000585 | 4 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate and enforce rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy. | 2024-07-24T15:23:18Z | |
| 117-hres-1520 | 117 | hres | 1520 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reengage with trading partners, particularly like-minded Allies with market-based economies and high labor and environmental standards, to promote trade in environmental goods, services, and technologies in new or existing bilateral and plurilateral dialogues with a view to negotiating a new environmental goods agreement with updated product coverage to broaden United States export opportunities, support United States jobs, and enhance the environmental contribution of any new trade agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-12-14 | 2022-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] | TX | R | B000755 | 11 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative should prepare a report related to U.S. exports of environmental goods, the United States should work with trading partners to facilitate trade in environmental goods to meet each country's environmental and climate goals, and the United States should launch negotiations to implement a new environmental goods agreement with updated product coverage. | 2023-08-23T20:45:23Z | |
| 117-hres-1294 | 117 | hres | 1294 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-07-28 | 2022-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 9 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate and enforce rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy. | 2023-05-11T15:31:05Z | |
| 117-hres-1285 | 117 | hres | 1285 | Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-07-26 | 2022-09-28 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 127. | House | Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S001172 | 1 | This resolution requests that the President transmit certain information to the House of Representatives related to the June 17, 2022, waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as the TRIPS waiver) and the proposed expansion of the TRIPS waiver. In particular, the resolution requests information demonstrating that the TRIPS waiver will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and the extent to which these vaccines have been destroyed due to their expiration; the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 diagnostics or therapeutics; the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will accelerate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic; and China will not obtain access to patents or other intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, or therapeutics even if expressly excluded from the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion. | 2023-03-08T19:58:54Z | |
| 117-hres-1168 | 117 | hres | 1168 | Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and investment between the United States and the Caribbean nations, our Third Border. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-06-09 | 2022-07-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | P000610 | 4 | This resolution encourages further enhancing trade programs between the Caribbean and the United States. It also urges the President to prioritize and implement trade programs with the Caribbean region that promote sustainable and resilient economic development. | 2023-03-08T19:58:54Z | |
| 117-hres-1169 | 117 | hres | 1169 | Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the proposed waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-06-09 | 2022-06-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S001172 | 0 | This resolution requests that the President transmit certain information to the House of Representatives related to the proposed waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as the TRIPS waiver). In particular, the resolution requests information demonstrating that (1) the TRIPS waiver will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, (2) the waiver will accelerate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, or (3) China will not obtain access to patents or other intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccines even if expressly excluded from the waiver. | 2022-12-29T17:33:55Z | |
| 117-hres-1047 | 117 | hres | 1047 | Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and investment between the United States and the Caribbean nations, our "Third Border". | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-04-07 | 2022-04-07 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 | Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | P000610 | 7 | This resolution recognizes the importance of enhancing trade and investment relations between the Caribbean and the United States. It also urges the President to prioritize trade engagement with the Caribbean region that promotes sustainable and resilient economic development. | 2022-12-29T23:18:20Z | |
| 117-hres-929 | 117 | hres | 929 | Condemning China for continuing to hold its "developing-nation" status in the World Trade Organization, its continued human rights violations, its misinformation with respect to poverty, its dishonest lending practices, and its censorship of free speech. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-02-15 | 2022-02-15 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] | CA | R | S001135 | 0 | This resolution condemns China for continuing to hold its developing-nation status in the World Trade Organization. It also condemns China for its (1) continued human rights violations, (2) misinformation with respect to poverty, (3) dishonest lending practices, and (4) censorship of free speech. | 2022-12-30T04:33:53Z | |
| 117-hres-382 | 117 | hres | 382 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-05-11 | 2021-05-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 14 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to lead reform efforts and urge member cooperation at the World Trade Organization in order to address barriers to trade, improve living standards across the world, and enhance accountability and dispute settlement mechanisms. | 2023-03-08T19:58:54Z | |
| 117-hres-295 | 117 | hres | 295 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-04-08 | 2021-04-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 6 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative should resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement, which would eliminate tariffs on a range of environmental goods such as wind turbines, water treatment filters, and solar water heaters. | 2023-01-11T13:48:30Z | |
| 117-hres-280 | 117 | hres | 280 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that decades of policies rooted in socialism have stifled United States domestic pharmaceutical drug manufacturing and left the United States exposed to the hostile actions and unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-03-26 | 2021-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] | TX | R | J000304 | 14 | This resolution commits to the use of competitive free market and free trade policies to combat national security threats caused by China and its attacks on the U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing base. The resolution urges the United States to (1) remove tax, regulatory, and debt burdens and barriers that have weakened this base; (2) empower the U.S. Trade Representative to take specified actions to counter harmful and unfair trade practices by China; (3) address shortcomings in Food and Drug Administration data collection related to foreign-sourced pharmaceutical ingredients; and (4) identify and streamline regulatory hurdles that have impeded the U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing base. | 2023-01-11T13:47:55Z | |
| 116-hres-1268 | 116 | hres | 1268 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] | PA | R | R000610 | 6 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should begin negotiations to join a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-hres-1178 | 116 | hres | 1178 | Opposing any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized System of Preferences. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | S001165 | 7 | This resolution supports reauthorizing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) but opposes any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the GSP. Further, it recognizes that including apparel, textiles, and footwear in the GSP would be detrimental to certain imports to the United States and to jobs that depend on the trade generated by those imports. | 2023-01-11T13:44:26Z | |
| 116-hres-1097 | 116 | hres | 1097 | Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-01 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 3 | This resolution supports investigations into digital services taxes (i.e., taxes imposed by a foreign government on companies providing digital services in that country), and it calls on relevant U.S. agencies to use all available methods and resources to protect U.S. companies from the discriminatory effects of these taxes. Further, it calls on all countries to continue working toward consensus with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to address the tax challenges of a global, digitized economy, and it expresses commitment to free and fair trade between the United States and other countries. | 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z | |
| 116-hres-961 | 116 | hres | 961 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should work with the Government of the United Kingdom to prepare for a future free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-05-08 | 2020-05-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] | NC | R | M001210 | 0 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President, with the support of Congress, should prepare for a future trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | 2023-01-11T13:42:47Z | |
| 116-hres-828 | 116 | hres | 828 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 6 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative should resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement, which would eliminate tariffs on a range of environmental goods such as wind turbines, water treatment filters, and solar water heaters. | 2022-02-09T02:12:13Z | |
| 116-hres-746 | 116 | hres | 746 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTOâs Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-12-06 | 2020-12-02 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 20 | This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to lead reform efforts and urge member cooperation at the World Trade Organization in order to address barriers to trade, improve living standards across the world, and enhance accountability and dispute settlement mechanisms. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-hres-433 | 116 | hres | 433 | Affirming that trade is an integral part of the United States economy and the importance of the United States-Mexico economic relationship. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-06-10 | 2019-06-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] | AZ | D | S001211 | 3 | This resolution affirms the importance of the United States' economic relationship with Mexico as an essential trading ally and opposes the implementation of tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico. | 2022-11-01T06:47:29Z | |
| 115-hres-1018 | 115 | hres | 1018 | Requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the President relating to the determination to impose certain tariffs and to the strategy of the United States with respect to China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2018-07-24 | 2018-09-26 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 186. | House | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | P000096 | 7 | Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives any documents that relate to: the determination of the President on March 8, 2018, to impose global tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminum imports; the strategy of the Administration with respect to negotiations with China to resolve U.S. concerns regarding China's policies that burden or restrict U.S. commerce; and any actions the Administration has considered taking to offset harm to U.S. exporters facing tariffs. | 2023-01-11T13:41:25Z | |
| 115-hres-957 | 115 | hres | 957 | Disapproving of the request of the President for the extension, under section 103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, of the trade authorities procedures under that Act to any implementing bill submitted with respect to any trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) of that Act after June 30, 2018. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2018-06-22 | 2018-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] | MI | R | A000367 | 0 | Expresses disapproval of the President's request for the extension of certain trade authorities procedures to any implementing bill submitted with respect to any trade agreement entered into after June 30, 2018, under specified provisions of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:42:14Z | |
| 115-hres-810 | 115 | hres | 810 | Reaffirming the trade and investment partnership between the United States and the European Union is critical to the economic and national security of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2018-04-05 | 2018-04-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] | MA | D | K000375 | 2 | Reaffirms that the trade and investment partnership between the United States and the European Union is critical to the economic and national security of the United States. Urges the President to prioritize the principles of fair trade in commercial relationships and to immediately issue a permanent exemption from steel and aluminum import tariffs for the European Union. | 2023-01-11T13:39:45Z | |
| 115-hres-271 | 115 | hres | 271 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-04-06 | 2017-04-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 11 | Encourages the United States Trade Representative to commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:35:51Z | |
| 115-hres-236 | 115 | hres | 236 | Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan partnership and supporting the pursuit of closer trade ties between the United States and Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-03-30 | 2017-03-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S001172 | 15 | Calls upon the President to: (1) consult with the House of Representatives and the Senate to consider opportunities to promote further economic and commercial activity and cooperation between the United States and Japan; (2) invite Japan to begin discussions toward establishing the basis for closer trade ties with the United States; and (3) determine whether negotiation of a trade agreement with Japan would be likely to achieve the negotiating objectives established by the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 and, if so, to commence such negotiations. | 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z | |
| 115-hres-132 | 115 | hres | 132 | Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-02-16 | 2017-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by June 1, 2017; (2) ensure that specified provisions are included in the core text of such new agreement with Canada and Mexico that is to replace NAFTA before finalizing the agreement; and (3) consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if each such provision is not included in the core text within one year of the beginning of NAFTA's renegotiation. Calls for negotiations for such new agreement to take place in a transparent, participatory, and democratic manner, ensuring adequate congressional and stakeholder input throughout the process. Sets forth requirements for such new trade agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:34:53Z | |
| 114-hres-848 | 114 | hres | 848 | Calling for the maintenance of effective trade remedies for United States manufacturers and producers by ensuring that any foreign country designated as a nonmarket economy country under the Tariff Act of 1930 retain this status until it demonstrates that it meets all of the criteria for treatment as a market economy set forth in section 771(18)(B) of such Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2016-09-07 | 2016-09-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] | PA | R | M001151 | 41 | Calls on: the President to apply U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty laws against nonmarket economy countries, the President to retain the status of any country currently designated as a nonmarket economy country until it meets certain criteria for treatment as a market economy country, nonmarket economy countries to eliminate all direct and indirect subsidies and other market-distorting government policies benefitting the production and export of goods to the United States, and such countries to enter into binding and enforceable agreements for removing excess production capacity and withdrawing state intervention in and control over their economies. | 2023-01-11T13:33:38Z | |
| 114-hres-829 | 114 | hres | 829 | Expressing support for completion of President Obama's Export Control Reform Initiative, which will fundamentally reform the United States export control system and enhance United States national security. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 6 | Expresses support for President Obama's Export Control Reform Initiative. Recognizes the economic burden imposed on those United States Munitions List categories that remain regulated by the Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Encourages publication of proposed rules to shift the remaining categories to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security's Commerce Control List by the end of 2016. | 2023-01-11T13:33:17Z | |
| 114-hres-278 | 114 | hres | 278 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2015-05-19 | 2015-05-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | S001183 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | 2023-01-11T13:31:14Z | |
| 114-hres-248 | 114 | hres | 248 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate preparatory work to begin negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2015-05-01 | 2015-05-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] | MN | R | P000594 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate preparatory work to begin negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | 2023-01-11T13:27:20Z | |
| 114-hres-73 | 114 | hres | 73 | Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of completing free trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2015-02-02 | 2015-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | F000372 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that completing free trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union will promote economic development, create jobs, and solidify relations with trading partners. | 2023-01-11T13:28:26Z | |
| 113-hres-712 | 113 | hres | 712 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with the Republic of South Africa. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-08-01 | 2014-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with the Republic of South Africa. | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-hres-285 | 113 | hres | 285 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-28 | 2013-06-28 | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] | FL | R | B001260 | 90 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the importation of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning. Recognizes the threat shark finning poses to sharks and condemns the practice worldwide. | 2023-01-11T13:24:43Z | |
| 113-hres-76 | 113 | hres | 76 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-02-15 | 2013-02-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] | MN | R | P000594 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the United States and the European Union (EU) would: (1) create significant good-paying jobs for American workers, ranchers, and farmers; (2) open new opportunity for U.S. companies to sell their goods and services in the EU; and (3) further bond the economies of Europe and the United States and give rise to a dominant economic alliance that would strongly influence other nations toward market-based economies. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should promptly notify Congress of his intention to enter into negotiations with the EU for a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and, as soon as possible after giving such notice, to initiate such negotiations. | 2019-11-15T21:47:14Z | |
| 112-hres-767 | 112 | hres | 767 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to increased transparency in the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] | NC | R | J000255 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Members of Congress should be allowed to observe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations on behalf of the American people; (2) Members of Congress, the public, and the press should be allowed access to the draft text of the agreement and to the text of U.S. negotiating proposals; (3) any final TPP agreement should not undermine U.S. sovereignty by submitting the United States, its people, or its businesses to the jurisdiction of foreign tribunals; (4) any final TPP agreement should not increase U.S. unemployment or the U.S. trade deficit; and (5) any final TPP agreement that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution does not have the force of law. | 2019-11-15T21:47:04Z | |
| 112-hres-719 | 112 | hres | 719 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | 2019-02-20T20:01:32Z | |
| 112-hres-705 | 112 | hres | 705 | Expressing support for the designation of a "Buy American Week". | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2012-06-26 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] | CA | R | B000461 | 29 | Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Buy American Week, and (2) the encouragement of consumer investment in products made in the United States. | 2021-09-28T12:45:46Z | |
| 112-hres-586 | 112 | hres | 586 | Expressing the concern of Congress regarding the Argentine Republic's willful and repeated disregard for the rule of law in the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2012-03-16 | 2012-05-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. | House | Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] | IL | R | M001138 | 0 | Declares that: (1) Argentina's refusal to honor U.S. court and arbitral award judgments threatens the economic well-being of the United States and undermines court integrity and efficacy, and (2) Argentina should honor its obligations to U.S. investors. Declares that the United States should: (1) work with International Monetary Fund (IMF) member states to restrict Argentina's access to IMF benefits until Argentina has complied with its obligations, and (2) oppose further loans to Argentina by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank and encourage other countries to do the same. Declares that Argentina's behavior is not befitting a member of The Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G-20) and that the United States should work with other G-20 members to re-evaluate Argentina's G-20 membership. | 2019-11-15T21:07:32Z | |
| 112-hres-472 | 112 | hres | 472 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Egypt. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-11-18 | 2011-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Egypt. | 2019-02-20T19:59:04Z | |
| 112-hres-374 | 112 | hres | 374 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Georgia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-07-26 | 2011-07-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S001154 | 9 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Georgia. | 2023-01-11T13:22:39Z | |
| 112-hres-266 | 112 | hres | 266 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should, without any further delay, submit the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement to Congress for its consideration and immediate approval under fast track procedures pursuant to the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority of 2002. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-05-11 | 2011-05-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] | PA | R | K000376 | 3 | Recognizes that the implementation of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement will create jobs in the United States, increase export opportunities for U.S. businesses and agricultural producers, and further develop cross-cultural business relationships between the United States and South Korea. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is in the security, economic, and diplomatic interests of the United States to enhance relationships with South Korea by approving such trade agreement immediately; (2) the President should submit implementing legislation to Congress immediately; and (3) Congress should consider promptly and enact this implementing legislation under congressional "fast track" procedures. | 2019-02-20T19:57:14Z | |
| 112-hres-103 | 112 | hres | 103 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-02-17 | 2011-02-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey. | 2023-01-11T13:20:32Z | |
| 112-hres-86 | 112 | hres | 86 | Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-02-11 | 2011-02-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | F000372 | 4 | Recognizes the importance of reduced trade barriers to the United States for promoting economic development, creating jobs, and solidifying relations with trading partners. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement should be implemented immediately. | 2023-01-11T13:20:31Z | |
| 111-hres-1748 | 111 | hres | 1748 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-12-01 | 2010-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey. | 2023-01-11T13:21:10Z | |
| 111-hres-1681 | 111 | hres | 1681 | Supporting effective enforcement of United States trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders and particularly with regard to transshipment, in order to protect United States revenue and consumers and remedy harm to impacted United States companies and industries and American workers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | B000575 | 5 | Recognizes the critical roles played by the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in enforcing U.S. trade laws as well as antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Supports the effective enforcement of U.S. trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders as they pertain to transshipment, in order to protect U.S. revenue and consumers and remedy harm to impacted U.S. companies and industries and U.S. workers. Encourages U.S. trading partners to take prompt action to ensure that foreign companies exporting to the United States abide by all U.S. trade laws and antidumping and countervailing duty orders. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-hres-1684 | 111 | hres | 1684 | Honoring the memories of Ronald H. Brown, 32 other remarkable Americans and 2 distinguished Croatians who prematurely lost their lives on April 3, 1996, while on a trade mission to the Balkans. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] | OH | R | T000463 | 4 | Honors the memories of Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and 32 other Americans and two Croatian citizens who lost their lives on April 3, 1996, while serving their countries on a trade mission to the Balkans. Extends gratitude to the contributions of those men and women, who helped to put the Balkans on the path towards peace, stability, and economic viability. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-hres-1699 | 111 | hres | 1699 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the United States with regards to paper products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] | WI | D | K000365 | 0 | Encourages the International Trade Commission (ITC) to give the same consideration to the pending determination of certain coated paper products as it had previously in the case of lightweight thermal paper. Supports the efforts of the U.S. paper industry to ensure that competition within the global paper market is kept on a level playing field. Recognizes the vital contributions of the U.S. paper industry to innovation, employment, and the very fabric of life in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-hres-1562 | 111 | hres | 1562 | Recognizing the importance of trade to job creation and the United States economy and calling for the immediate implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-07-27 | 2010-07-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] | ID | D | M001175 | 7 | Recognizes the importance of reducing trade barriers between the United States and key trade partners in order to increase exports, create jobs, stimulate the economy, and improve relations with international trade partners. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement should be implemented immediately. | 2023-01-11T13:21:45Z | |
| 111-hres-1435 | 111 | hres | 1435 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-06-14 | 2010-06-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1] | HI | R | D000611 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines. | 2023-01-11T13:19:50Z | |
| 111-hres-1196 | 111 | hres | 1196 | Supporting increased market access for exports of United States beef and beef products to Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-18 | 2010-03-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] | KS | R | M000934 | 24 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should insist on increased access to Japanese markets by U.S. exporters of beef and beef products. | 2023-01-11T13:16:17Z | |
| 111-hres-1124 | 111 | hres | 1124 | Supporting President Obama and his agenda to strengthen United States trade relations in Asia and with key partners like South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-02-26 | 2010-02-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] | FL | R | M001155 | 2 | Supports President Obama's agenda to strengthen U.S. trade relations in Asia and with key partners like South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. Declares that the House of Representatives remains concerned that the United States risks losing markets in Colombia, Panama, and South Korea to its competitors due to its inaction as these and other countries move forward with their respective free trade agreements. Calls on President Obama to: (1) submit to Congress the trade agreements the United States has signed with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea; and (2) work to ensure their passage as soon as possible. | 2023-01-11T13:16:33Z | |
| 111-hres-997 | 111 | hres | 997 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unfair and discriminatory practices of the government of Japan in its failure to apply its current and planned extension of the Government's Eco-friendly Vehicle Purchase and scrappage program to imported vehicles made by U.S. automakers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-01-05 | 2010-01-05 | Referred to House Foreign Affairs | House | Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] | OH | D | S001174 | 27 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President shall direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) initiate discussions with Japan immediately to identify and remedy violations of Japan's World Trade Organization (WTO) trade obligations for its discriminatory practices in not applying incentives for U.S. automotive imports under Japan's Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (scrappage program); and (2) if no remedy is forthcoming, file complaints to initiate dispute resolution actions under the WTO. Expresses the sense of the House that: (1) any such action should include the impacts on the U.S. economy incurred by implementation of the U.S. Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) incentives program in regards to Japanese manufactured automobiles that received subsidies; and (2) the Secretary of State should immediately take diplomatic and other measures to ensure that any extension of Japan's Eco-Friendly Vehicle Program is not discriminatory to U.S. manufactured automobile imports to Japan. | 2023-01-11T13:16:41Z | |
| 111-hres-987 | 111 | hres | 987 | Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | F000372 | 2 | Recognizes the importance of reduced trade barriers to the United States for promoting economic development, creating jobs, and solidifying relations with trading partners. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement should be implemented immediately. | 2023-01-11T13:16:52Z | |
| 111-hres-933 | 111 | hres | 933 | Commending the Government of Japan for its current policy against currency manipulation and encouraging the Government of Japan to continue in this policy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 5 | Commends the Government of Japan for its reversal in policy regarding currency manipulation. Encourages it to maintain this new policy, thereby conforming to its responsibilities as a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as promoting free and fair international trade. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-hres-934 | 111 | hres | 934 | Calling on the Government of the Republic of Korea to end unfair trade practices as such practices relate to the automotive industry, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it should take into account such unfair trade practices of the Republic of Korea when the House of Representatives considers the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 6 | Calls on the Government of the Republic of Korea to end unfair trade practices as they relate to the U.S. automotive industry. Urges the House of Representatives to take such unfair practices into account when it considers the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Demands that such Agreement include the March 7, 2007, Congressional Auto Caucus proposal to ensure fair access by U.S. auto manufacturers to the Republic of Korea's automobile market. | 2023-01-11T13:17:14Z | |
| 111-hres-887 | 111 | hres | 887 | Recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese Taipei's, accession to the Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, and extending hope and good faith that this will promote its domestic economy and position in the global economy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-03 | 2009-11-03 | Referred to House Foreign Affairs | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 9 | Congratulates and welcomes World Trade Organization (WTO) member Chinese Taipei into the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Encourages Chinese Taipei to uphold GPA standards and recognize and comply with international arbitration agreements and arbitration awards as provided in the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation of 1978. | 2023-01-11T13:17:15Z | |
| 111-hres-414 | 111 | hres | 414 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the country of Georgia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-05-07 | 2009-05-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 7 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Georgia. | 2023-01-11T13:19:05Z | |
| 110-hres-1182 | 110 | hres | 1182 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2008-05-08 | 2008-07-14 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all American flags flown over federal buildings should be entirely produced in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:15:49Z | |
| 110-hres-1087 | 110 | hres | 1087 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the North American Free Trade Agreement must be renegotiated to foster fair trade that truly benefits all the people of Canada, the United States and Mexico. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2008-04-08 | 2008-04-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) must be renegotiated to foster fair trade that benefits all the people of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. | 2021-09-29T14:50:14Z | |
| 110-hres-928 | 110 | hres | 928 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the trade relationship between the United States and India. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2008-01-17 | 2008-01-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with India. Urges both countries to continue to pursue multilateral negotiations for a reduction in tariffs, subsidies, and other non-tariff barriers to trade with developed and developing countries. | 2023-01-11T13:15:14Z | |
| 110-hres-926 | 110 | hres | 926 | Recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2008-01-16 | 2008-01-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] | OH | D | S001174 | 0 | Recognizes: (1) the relationship between free trade agreements and the increase of imports; (2) that adoption of additional trade agreements will likely significantly increase the number of products and food our nation imports; (3) that current U.S. trade policies must be improved to adequately ensure the safety of imported food and products; (4) the link between current U.S. trade policies and the increase in tainted imported food and unsafe products; (5) that the percentage of food imports currently inspected by the United States is inadequate and poses a risk to American families; and (6) the need to ensure the safety of imported food before additional trade agreements are ratified.Encourages: (1) federal agencies charged with keeping imported food safe to step up inspections; and (2) greater vigilance by federal agencies in ensuring imported products and food are safe. | 2023-01-11T13:15:14Z | |
| 110-hres-814 | 110 | hres | 814 | Encouraging the elimination of fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in the world's commercial fishing fleets and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-11-09 | 2007-11-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 7 | Declares that the United States should continue to promote, in the Doha Development Round negotiations, effective multilateral agreements to prohibit fishing subsidies that promote overcapitalization, overfishing, and illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing. | 2023-01-11T14:51:00Z | |
| 110-hres-730 | 110 | hres | 730 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the planned acquisition of a minority interest in 3Com by affiliates of Huawei. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-10-10 | 2007-11-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] | FL | R | R000435 | 12 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the planned acquisition of a minority interest in 3Com by affiliates of Huawei Technologies in China triggers a number of statutory national security factors to be considered by the President and members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to block a foreign acquisition; and (2) the preponderance of publicly available evidence suggests that such proposed acquisition threatens U.S. national security and should not be approved by CFIUS. | 2023-01-11T20:21:58Z | |
| 110-hres-587 | 110 | hres | 587 | Expressing the sense of the House of the Representatives that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-07-30 | 2007-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000172 | 33 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it should not consider legislative proposals to grant "fast track" or any other expedited trade negotiating authority during the 110th Congress. | 2023-01-11T20:46:28Z | |
| 110-hres-552 | 110 | hres | 552 | Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to remove barriers to United States financial services firms doing business in China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-07-17 | 2007-09-05 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] | GA | D | M001146 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the government of the People's Republic of China should immediately implement all of its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments to date in financial services; and (2) it should immediately implement all of its commitments to date made under the auspices of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) initiated by the Secretary of the Treasury. States that U.S. goals for the next SED meeting should be to achieve Chinese commitments toward: (1) removal of all foreign investment ownership caps on banking, life insurance, asset management, and securities; and (2) nondiscriminatory treatment of U.S. financial services firms with regard to licensing, corporate form, and permitted products and services, as well as regulation and supervision. Urges U.S. financial service regulators, in assessing whether applications from Chinese financial institutions meet comprehensive consolidated supervision standards, to consider: (1) whether such applications are for operations and activities in the United States that are currently prohibited for U.S. financial institutions in China; and (2) the extent to which such prohibitions reflect problems with the quality of home country supervision. | 2023-01-11T20:46:40Z | |
| 110-hres-525 | 110 | hres | 525 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm the commitments of the United States to the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and to pursuing trade policies that promote access to affordable medicines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-06-28 | 2007-07-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] | ME | D | A000357 | 11 | Urges the United States to: (1) honor U.S. commitments made in the 2001 World Trade Organization Doha Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health, which allows World Trade Organization (WTO) members to fully use the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement to protect public health and promote access to medicines for all; (2) not place countries on the "Special 301" Priority Watch List for exercising such flexibilites, such as issuing compulsory licenses to obtain generic medicines; (3) not ask developing countries that are trading partners to adopt measures to protect public health intellectual property rights in excess of protections required in the TRIPS Agreement; and (4) support new global norms for promoting medical research and development. | 2023-01-12T17:52:50Z | |
| 110-hres-241 | 110 | hres | 241 | Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel completely and immediately Haiti's debts to such institutions, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-03-13 | 2007-03-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 68 | Urges: (1) the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral financial institutions to cancel Haiti's debts to such institutions; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. Executive Directors at such institutions to use U.S. influence to accomplish this goal. | 2023-01-11T19:48:24Z | |
| 109-hres-888 | 109 | hres | 888 | Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel Haiti's debts to such institutions under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative immediately, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2006-06-22 | 2006-06-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 65 | Urges: (1) the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral financial institutions to cancel Haiti's debts to them under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. Executive Directors at such institutions to use U.S. influence to accomplish this goal. | 2023-01-13T04:50:44Z | |
| 109-hres-718 | 109 | hres | 718 | Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World acquisition of 6 United States commercial ports leases. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2006-03-09 | 2006-04-07 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 163. | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 2 | Requests the President and directs the Secretaries of Homeland Security and of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives, within 14 days after adoption of this resolution, all documents in their possession, including records of internal discussions, relating to: (1) the Dubai Ports World (DPW) acquisition of U.S. commercial ports leases, including the December 13, 2005, Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center document; (2) the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process for the acquisition, including discussions between the White House and Dubai Ports World, and during the period of October 1, 2005, to March 2, 2006, between the White House and the Carlyle Group. | 2023-01-13T04:48:41Z | |
| 109-hres-577 | 109 | hres | 577 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda Round. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-11-18 | 2005-12-08 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11270) | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should not be a signatory to any agreement or protocol with respect to the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, or any other bilateral or multilateral trade negotiations that: (1) adopts specified proposals to lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguard provisions; or (2) would lessen in any manner the ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws, including the antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws. Declares the sense of the House that the federal trade laws and international rules appropriately serve the public interest by offsetting injurious unfair trade, and further "balancing modifications" or other similar provisions are unnecessary and would add to the complexity and difficulty of achieving relief against injurious unfair trade practices. States that the United States should ensure that any new agreement relating to international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguard provisions fully rectifies and corrects decisions by WTO dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body that have unjustifiably and negatively impacted, or threaten to negatively impact, federal law or practice, including a law or practice with respect to foreign dumping or subsidization. | 2023-01-13T04:49:36Z | |
| 109-hres-562 | 109 | hres | 562 | Reaffirming the position of the Government of the United States that the sanitary and phytosanitary guidelines for vitamin and mineral food supplements adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at its Twenty-eighth Session from July 4-9, 2005, are not binding on the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-11-17 | 2005-12-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] | NH | R | B001246 | 0 | Reaffirms the position of the U.S. government that the sanitary and phytosanitary guidelines for vitamin and mineral food supplements adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at its 28th Session from July 4-July 9, 2005, are not binding on the United States. | 2023-01-13T04:49:36Z | |
| 109-hres-433 | 109 | hres | 433 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-09-08 | 2005-09-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 0 | Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of the Treasury should continue discussions with officials of the governments of Canada and Mexico to achieve parity by harmonizing the (duty-free) personal exemption allowance structure of the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries at or above U.S. exemption levels. | 2023-01-13T04:50:05Z | |
| 109-hres-137 | 109 | hres | 137 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-03-03 | 2005-03-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] | KS | R | M000934 | 89 | Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that if the Government of Japan continues to delay in meeting its obligations under the understanding reached with the United States on October 23, 2004, to resume beef imports from the United States, the U.S. Trade Representative should immediately impose retaliatory economic measures on Japan. | 2021-04-20T18:18:18Z | |
| 109-hres-98 | 109 | hres | 98 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-02-15 | 2005-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000172 | 10 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) renegotiate the provisions of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) relating to access to the U.S. sugar market, so as to grant no greater access to that market than is currently enjoyed by CAFTA signatories; and (2) exclude sugar as an element of free trade negotiations. | 2019-11-15T21:47:36Z | |
| 109-hres-84 | 109 | hres | 84 | Providing that the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission should, in conducting 5-year sunset reviews of antidumping or countervailing duties on steel products, take into account, and report on, the impact of such duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the overall economy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-02-10 | 2005-02-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] | MI | R | K000288 | 48 | Urges the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, in conducting five-year sunset reviews of antidumping or countervailing duties on steel products, to use their authority to take into account, and report on, the impact of such duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the overall economy. | 2019-11-15T21:47:33Z | |
| 108-hres-758 | 108 | hres | 758 | Opposing the inclusion in future free trade agreements of provisions that would have the effect of restricting, undermining, or discouraging the enactment or implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-09-08 | 2004-09-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 38 | Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) opposes the inclusion in future free trade agreements of provisions that would have the effect of restricting, undermining, or discouraging the enactment or implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs; and (2) urges the President to renegotiate the Singapore, Australia, Morocco, and Central America free trade agreements to eliminate provisions that would have such effect. | 2023-01-13T22:01:43Z | |
| 108-hres-718 | 108 | hres | 718 | Providing that the trade authorities procedures under the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 shall not apply to any implementing bill submitted with respect to the Central American Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-14 | 2004-07-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] | LA | D | J000110 | 0 | Declares that the President has failed or refused to notify or consult in accordance with the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 on negotiations with respect to the Central American Free Trade Agreement and, therefore, the trade authorities procedures under that Act shall not apply to any implementing bill submitted with respect to such trade agreement. | 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z | |
| 108-hres-705 | 108 | hres | 705 | Urging the President to resolve the disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-07 | 2004-07-14 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Urges the President to report to Congress: (1) annually on progress in pursuing multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations to eliminate specified trade barriers described in the Trade Act of 2002; and (2) early in the 109th Congress on proposed alternatives to the disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other proposals for redressing the tax disadvantage to U.S. businesses and workers, either by changes to the U.S. corporate income tax or by the adoption of an alternative, including assessment of the impact of corporate tax rates, a system based on the principal of territoriality, and a border adjustment for exports such as is already allowed by the WTO for indirect taxes. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hres-609 | 108 | hres | 609 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-04-28 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000545 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that if: (1) foreign nationals are violating U.S. copyright, patent, or trademark laws; and (2) the government of that foreign country is not using its best efforts to end such violations and to enforce internationally recognized laws and rules relating to intellectual property, then the United States should prohibit the importation of products or services of those nationals until the executive branch can certify to Congress that such violations have ceased and that such country is using its best efforts to enforce intellectual property laws and rules. | 2023-01-15T04:48:34Z | |
| 108-hres-510 | 108 | hres | 510 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-02-03 | 2004-02-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000172 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) renegotiate the provisions of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) relating to access to the U.S. sugar market, so as to grant no greater access to that market than is currently enjoyed by CAFTA signatories; and (2) exclude sugar as an element of free trade negotiations. | 2023-01-15T09:47:44Z | |
| 108-hres-445 | 108 | hres | 445 | Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives with respect to the report issued on November 10, 2003, by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body which concluded that United States safeguard measures applied to the importation of certain steel products were in violation of certain WTO agreements, calling for reforms in the WTO dispute settlement system, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-18 | 2003-11-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | C000141 | 12 | Disapproves the adverse decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body with respect to the March 5, 2002, imposition by the United States of safeguard measures on the importation of certain steel products as having added to U.S. obligations and diminished U.S. rights under the WTO agreements. Calls upon: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) immediately to request the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to issue an advisory report with respect to the Appellate Body decision; (2) the ITC to issue its report expeditiously; (3) the USTR immediately to request the ITC under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to make a determination rendering its actions not inconsistent with the Appellate Body decision; (4) the ITC to issue such a determination expeditiously; (5) the President immediately to repeal all exclusions to the safeguard measures which were given for the benefit of European Union (EU) steelmakers should the EU retaliate against the safeguard measures in the form of counter import restrictions; and (6) the USTR to pursue vigorously within the WTO negotiations to reform the WTO dispute settlement process to increase its transparency and to ensure that it does not act outside its authority to limit trade remedy laws, create new obligations, or undermine legitimate trade actions brought by the United States or other member countries of the WTO. Calls for the establishment of a commission of distinguished jurists to advise Congress on the reports issued through the WTO dispute settlement system and, in particular, on whether such reports are consistent with Articles 3.2 and 19.2 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes. | 2023-01-15T08:48:07Z | |
| 108-hres-441 | 108 | hres | 441 | Condemning the report issued on November 10, 2003, by the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement Appellate Body in which the Appellate Body determined that imposition by the United States of import restrictions on certain steel products was in violation of international law, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-17 | 2003-11-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 14 | Condemns as a deliberate interference with the right of the United States to protect its own markets against unfair trade practices the adverse report issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement Appellate Body on the proceeding to determine whether U.S. imposition of import restrictions on certain steel products on March 5, 2002, was consistent with the Agreement on Safeguards described in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Strongly urges the President to: (1) repeal all exclusions to such import restrictions which benefit European Union (EU) steelmakers if the EU retaliates against the United States in the form of counter import restrictions; and (2) direct the United States Trade Representative to use the voice and vote of the United States at the WTO to ensure that immediate reforms are made to the dispute settlement process to increase its transparency and ensure that it does not unfairly restrict trade remedy laws, create new obligations, or undermine legitimate trade actions brought by the United States or other WTO member countries. | 2023-01-15T08:48:08Z | |
| 108-hres-346 | 108 | hres | 346 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-07-25 | 2003-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 7 | Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of the Treasury should continue discussions with officials of the Governments of Canada and Mexico to achieve parity by harmonizing the (duty-free) personal exemption allowance structure of the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries at or above U.S. exemption levels. | 2023-01-15T06:02:44Z | |
| 108-hres-328 | 108 | hres | 328 | Requesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) to investigate the cause of the WTO's confidential interim report with respect to the March 2002 United States steel safeguard measure being widely leaked to the media. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-07-21 | 2003-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 1 | Commends the request made by the United States to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the WTO panel investigate the cause of the panel's confidential interim report with respect to the March 2002 U.S. steel safeguard measure being widely leaked to the media. Encourages the WTO panel to investigate breaches of confidentiality by the co-complainants. | 2023-01-15T06:02:44Z | |
| 108-hres-252 | 108 | hres | 252 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-22 | 2003-06-10 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | B000575 | 6 | Supports and applauds the efforts of the Administration on behalf of the Nation's farmers and sound science by challenging the long-standing, unwarranted moratorium imposed in the European Union on agriculture and food biotech products.Encourages the President to continue to press this issue. | 2023-01-15T16:33:38Z | |
| 106-hres-635 | 106 | hres | 635 | Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-10-17 | 2000-10-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] | WV | D | M000844 | 237 | Calls upon the President to: (1) take all appropriate action to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports; and (2) immediately request the U.S. Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment of such steel imports under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. | 2025-01-02T17:08:33Z | |
| 106-hres-602 | 106 | hres | 602 | Supporting the policy announced by the Secretary of Transportation to delay implementation of the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement that allow access for Mexican trucks to all United States roads as of 2000, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-09-28 | 2000-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 11 | Declares that the House of Representatives supports the Secretary of Transportation's policy announced on December 18, 1995, to delay implementation of certain provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that allow increased access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads. Recognizes compelling data reported by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General regarding the danger posed on both sides of the United States-Mexico border by unsafe Mexican trucks.Calls on the President to refuse access to U.S. roads outside the commercial zones along the United States-Mexico border to Mexican trucks that are currently restricted to these zones until the DOT Inspector General has certified that: (1) Mexican trucks and drivers are complying with standards of safety, environmental protection, and driver competency, licensing, and hours of service equivalent to standards that apply to U.S. trucks on U.S. roads; and (2) Mexican trucks inspected on entering the United States are passing inspection in the same percentage as Canadian trucks inspected on entering the United States. | 2025-01-02T17:08:33Z | |
| 106-hres-495 | 106 | hres | 495 | Expressing the sense of the House regarding support for the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, and the timely and public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in the fight against international money laundering. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-05-04 | 2000-06-19 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | R000465 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) continue to actively support the objectives of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) with regard to combating international money laundering; (2) support the public release of the list naming noncooperative jurisdictions identified by the FATF; (3) exhort the adoption of necessary international action to encourage compliance by the identified noncooperative jurisdictions; and (4) take necessary countermeasures to protect the U.S. economy against money of unlawful origin and encourage other nations to do the same.Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the FATF should identify noncooperative jurisdictions expeditiously and publicly release a list directly naming them. | 2025-04-07T13:46:38Z | |
| 106-hres-442 | 106 | hres | 442 | Calling upon the President to take certain actions regarding imports of steel products from certain countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2000-03-15 | 2000-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 3 | Calls upon the President: (1) to immediately review the entry into the U.S. customs territory of all steel products from Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil; and (2) if it is found that the Governments of such countries are not abiding by the terms of international trade agreements with respect to imports of steel products into the United States, to immediately impose a one-year ban on the imports of all steel products from the offending countries.Urges the President to: (1) establish a task force within the executive branch to monitor imports of steel products into the United States from other countries to determine whether or not international trade agreements are being violated; and (2) report to Congress by July 1, 2000, on any other actions the President has taken, or intends to take, to ensure that all U.S. trading partners abide by the terms of such trade agreements. | 2025-01-02T17:08:22Z | |
| 106-hres-384 | 106 | hres | 384 | Calling on the United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky to make the issue of runaway film production and cultural content restrictions an issue at the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-11-17 | 1999-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] | IL | R | W000273 | 13 | Calls upon the United States Trade Representative: (1) to consider the issues of runaway film production and market access for American-filmed entertainment as part of the discussion at the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Seattle; (2) to ensure that the United States enters into discussions with its trading partners and take steps to address issues that threaten employment and trade in the film industry; and (3) as a top U.S. priority at the WTO talks in Seattle, to make effective use of trade agreements to liberalize cultural content restrictions while addressing countries' cultural content and cultural sovereignty concerns. | 2025-01-02T17:08:11Z | |
| 106-hres-298 | 106 | hres | 298 | Calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-09-22 | 1999-10-19 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10182-10183) | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 235 | Calls upon the President: (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the negotiating agenda; (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval agreements that require changes to the current antidumping and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the United States; and (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws vigorously in all pending and future cases. | 2025-04-07T13:47:02Z | |
| 106-hres-224 | 106 | hres | 224 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on agricultural trade negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-06-25 | 1999-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 27 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should adopt certain trade negotiating objectives, including: (1) the initiation of a round of multilateral trade negotiations that continues to reform agricultural and food trade policy and increases trade liberalization in agriculture and food; (2) the elimination of all export subsidies and nontariff barriers to trade, including tightening of rules for their circumvention; (3) the elimination of state trading enterprises; (4) the accelerated resolution of trade disputes and prompt enforcement of dispute panels of the World Trade Organization (WTO); (5) the provision of food security for importing nations by ensuring access to supplies through a commitment by WTO member countries not to restrict or prohibit the export of agricultural products; and (6) the establishment of WTO rules that will allow developing countries to graduate to full participation in, and obligations under, the WTO. | 2025-01-02T17:07:59Z | |
| 106-hres-39 | 106 | hres | 39 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the canned fruit subsidy regime of the European Union is a bilateral trade concern of high priority, for which prompt corrective action is needed. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-02-04 | 1999-02-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C000670 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should take all necessary corrective action against the European Union canned peach subsidy regime in order to bring relief to the U.S. canned peach industry and restore fair competition to this sector of trade. | 2025-01-02T17:07:50Z | |
| 105-hres-598 | 105 | hres | 598 | 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 | 1998-10-14 | 1998-10-15 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 47 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that its integrity has been impugned by the failure of the executive branch to expeditiously enforce title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in response to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions. Calls upon the President to: (1) immediately review the entry into the U.S. customs territory of all steel products from Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil; (2) impose a one-year ban on all steel products from any country not abiding by the international trade agreements with respect to imports of all steel products into the United States; (3) establish a task force to closely monitor U.S. imports of steel from other countries to determine whether or not such agreements are being violated; and (4) report to the Congress by January 5, 1999, on any other actions the President has taken, or intends to take, to ensure that all U.S. trading partners abide such agreements with respect to U.S. imports of steel. | 2025-04-07T15:23:24Z | |
| 105-hres-583 | 105 | hres | 583 | Expressing the sense of the House with respect to barriers between the United States and Canada with regard to certain agriculture products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to House Agriculture | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should: (1) analyze and report to specified congressional committees on trade between the United States and Canada with regard to beef, beef cattle, wheat, barley, dairy, poultry, and eggs; and (2) based on such analyses identify any provisions of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT), Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that limit, inhibit, or otherwise restrict the ability of U.S. farmers and ranchers to benefit from or mitigate the economic impact of trade between the United States and Canada. | 2025-04-07T15:23:53Z |
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