Normal Trade Relations, Most-favored-nation Treatment
US Congress 117th Congress
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. [HR-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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer
Introduced In House on 05/11/2021
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Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act [HB-1913]
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of Uzbekistan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 03/16/2021
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United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2021 [S.249]
A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2021
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To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. [HB-4219]
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. This bill authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 12/10/2015
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To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. [HB-3400]
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 08/12/2015
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2015 [HB-274]
United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2015 Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 01/22/2015
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Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act [HB-5316]
Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to submit to Congress a plan to achieve operational control of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to construct and finish within 10 years double-layered reinforced fencing on the southern border. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stockman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/26/2014
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Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act [HB-3167]
Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise Generalized System of Preferences Program eligibility requirements. Prohibits the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country in order for its products to receive duty-free treatment if that country: (1) fails to provide adequate protection for intellectual property rights; and (2) maintains local content requirements, other than requirements applicable only to the procurement of products by governmental agencies and not with a view to commercial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Kilmer
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/20/2013
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Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 [HB-1951]
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction. Directs the Secretary to ensure that U.S. diplomatic and consular missions: (1) maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction or access cases, and (2) designate at least one official in each mission to assist U.S. parents who are visiting to resolve such cases. Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Kennedy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/14/2013
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013 [HB-1917]
United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/14/2013
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Fostering Rights through Economic Engagement in Vietnam Act [HB-1682]
Fostering Rights through Economic Engagement in Vietnam Act or FREE Vietnam Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add Vietnam to the list of countries ineligible for designation as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of duty-free treatment of its products under the generalized system of preferences unless the President certifies to Congress that Vietnam: (1) is not on the special watch list of countries not in compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking; (2) does not engage in pervasive violations of internationally-recognized
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/03/2013
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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12]
Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020
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Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 [S.3406]
Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - Title I: Permanent Normal Trade Relations for the Russian Federation - (Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV (Jackson-Vanik Amendment) of the Trade Act of 1974 (denying nondiscriminatory treatment [normal trade relations treatment] to non-market countries that restrict freedom of emigration and other human rights) should no longer apply to the Russian Federation, and (2) extend permanent normal trade relations treatment to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Max Baucus
By Senator Baucus From Committee On Finance Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-226. Additional Views Filed. on 09/20/2012
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Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012 [S.3327]
Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), within 90 days after the effective date of an Act of Congress authorizing the extension of permanent normal trade relations treatment to products of the Russian Federation, to report to Congress on: (1) Russian Federation commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement, and (2) the date by which that protocol requires each such commitment to be implemented.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2012
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A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation. [S.3285]
Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Russian Federation.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/12/2012
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A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Moldova. [S.309]
Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Moldova.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S633) on 02/08/2011
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Trade Extenders Act of 2011 [S.308]
Trade Extenders Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through June 30, 2012. Extends TAA for firms and farmers through June 30, 2013. Amends the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 to extend the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than June 30, 2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through June 30, 2012, the 80% tax credit for health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/08/2011
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To establish trade negotiating objectives with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products, and for other purposes. [HB-6538]
Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act - States that the overall trade negotiating objective of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products for trade agreements between the United States and foreign countries is to secure more open and reciprocal market access by strengthening the rules governing such measures' application to agricultural products. States that the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Devin Nunes
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/21/2012
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Generalized System of Preferences Improvement Act [HB-6537]
Generalized System of Preferences Improvement Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the prohibition against the President's designation of a beneficiary developing country for purposes of duty-free treatment of its products under the generalized system of preferences. Prohibits the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country if it: (1) enters into an agreement to afford preferential treatment to the products of a developed country other than the United States, unless the President certifies to Congress that it is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Devin Nunes
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/21/2012
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To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. [HB-622]
Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2011. Extends the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles imported from an ATPDEA beneficiary country. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to decrease the appropriation of funds for the community college and career training grant program for FY2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Camp
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/18/2011