US HR746 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-02 - Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-02 - Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX] |
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS] |
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY] | Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA] | Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] |
Rep. French Hill [R-AR] | Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] | Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] |
Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL] | Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] |
Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-12-02 | House | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99. |
2020-12-02 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-614. |
2019-12-17 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
2019-12-17 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2019-12-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
2019-12-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Foreign trade and international finance
Free trade and trade barriers
International organizations and cooperation
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Trade agreements and negotiations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Foreign trade and international finance
Free trade and trade barriers
International organizations and cooperation
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Trade agreements and negotiations