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Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Conflict of interests, Congress, Executive departments, Federal officials, Foreign policy, Government employees, International affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Politics and government, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Trade
Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Bill Text
A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of a Deputy United States Trade Representative.
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. 5/1/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan by launching negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan.
Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with it.
Latest Action: 12/18/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15925-15926) Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. 12/18/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan and launch negotiations for a free trade agreement with Taiwan.
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Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1924-1925) Bill TextA concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Urges that any trade and investment agreement that is negotiated by the executive branch with foreign countries should comply with: (1) specified requirements applying to all countries; (2) specified requirements applying to only the United States; and (3) provisions providing special treatment for developing countries.
Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S779) Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should expand its relationship with the Republic of Georgia by commencing negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement. 1/18/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should commence negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Georgia.
Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Clothing, Congress, Diplomats, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Foreign policy, International affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Textile fabrics, Trade, Trade agreements
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative as the Chief Textile Negotiator and confer the rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Textile Negotiator Promotion Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as the Chief Textile Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes it a function of the Chief Textile Negotiator to conduct trade negotiations and enforce trade agreements regarding U.S. textile and apparel products and services.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Canada, China, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional hearings, Congressional oversight, Congressional reorganization, Congressional reporting requirements, Countervailing duties, Dispute settlement, Dumping, East Asia, Executive departments, Expedited congressional procedure, Export subsidies, Exports, Finance, Foreign exchange rates, Foreign policy, Free trade, Government information, Government ownership, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, House rules and procedure, Import relief, International affairs, International finance, Latin America, Law, Legislative resolutions, Mexico, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Prices, Public meetings, Senate rules and procedure, Tariff, Tax exemption, Taxation, Trade, Trade agreements, Valuation
Latest Action: 01/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S914-916) Bill TextA bill to strengthen United States trade laws and for other purposes. 1/23/2007--Introduced. Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act - Allows, under specified conditions, certain U.S. persons supportive of the government's position before a dispute settlement panel or Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to participate in consultations and panel or Appellate Body proceedings. Establishes the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the WTO dispute settlement system. Amends the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to require congressional approval before any modification of an agency regulation or practice that has been adversely affected by a WTO decision. Directs the United States to negotiate with the WTO to determine clarification of its obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreement due to an adverse WTO decision if the United States, Congress, or Commission finds that such [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextEncouraging increased cooperation between the United States and the European Union to strengthen the transatlantic market. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Supports the United States and the European Union (EU) in their commitment to launching discussions at the April 2007 United States-European Union summit on improving regulatory cooperation. Calls on U.S. and European regulatory agencies to reduce regulatory barriers across the Atlantic. Urges the United States and the EU to conduct a study of existing obstacles to creating a transatlantic market. Encourages the U.S. and EU business and labor communities to work with the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament, as well as European national parliaments, to reduce regulatory barriers and strengthen the transatlantic economic partnership.
Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Clothing, Congress, Diplomats, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Foreign policy, International affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Textile fabrics, Trade, Trade agreements
Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative as the Chief Textiles Negotiator and confer the rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Textile Negotiator Promotion Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as the Chief Textiles Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes it a function of the Chief Textiles Negotiator to conduct trade negotiations and enforce trade agreements regarding U.S. textile and apparel products and services.
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Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Conflict of interests, Congress, Executive departments, Federal officials, Foreign policy, Government employees, International affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Politics and government, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Trade
Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Bill Text
A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of a Deputy United States Trade Representative.
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Business, Cartels, Dispute settlement, East Asia, Ecuador, Energy, Energy prices, Energy supplies, Export controls, Foreign policy, Free trade, Indonesia, International affairs, International agencies, Kuwait, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, Natural gas, Natural gas prices, Nigeria, Nontariff trade barriers, OPEC countries, Petroleum, Price fixing, Qatar, Restrictive trade practices, Saudi Arabia, Trade, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries. 5/6/2008--Introduced. OPEC Accountability Act - Requires the President to initiate consultations with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia to seek their elimination of any action that: (1) limits the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; (2) sets or maintains the price of any such product; or (3) otherwise is an action in restraint of trade with respect to such products when such action constitutes an act, policy, or practice that is unjustifiable and burdens and restricts U.S. commerce. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute proceedings if the consultation is not successful with respect to any such country; and (2) take appropriate action regarding the country under [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Business, Cartels, Dispute settlement, East Asia, Ecuador, Energy, Energy prices, Energy supplies, Export controls, Foreign policy, Free trade, Indonesia, International affairs, International agencies, Kuwait, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, Natural gas, Natural gas prices, Nigeria, Nontariff trade barriers, OPEC countries, Petroleum, Price fixing, Qatar, Restrictive trade practices, Saudi Arabia, Trade, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries. 5/1/2008--Introduced. OPEC Accountability Act - Requires the President to initiate consultations with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia to seek their elimination of any action that: (1) limits the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; (2) sets or maintains the price of any such product; or (3) otherwise is an action in restraint of trade with respect to such products when such action constitutes an act, policy, or practice that is unjustifiable and burdens and restricts U.S. commerce. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute proceedings if the consultation is not successful with respect to any such country; and (2) take appropriate action regarding the country under [...] show full description
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16017) Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue to work with Mongolia to expand bilateral trade opportunities and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement.
Latest Action: 12/18/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15925-15926) Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. 12/18/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan and launch negotiations for a free trade agreement with Taiwan.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Air pollution, Balance of trade, Barley, Boundaries, Canada, Civil liberties, Communications, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional-executive relations, Customs unions, Democracy, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Elections, Employee rights, Environmental protection, Exports, Food, Food safety, Foreign exchange rates, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Free trade, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Human rights, Import restrictions, Imports, Industrial pollution, International affairs, International finance, Job creation, Labor, Latin America, Law, Mexico, Politics and government, Presidents, Right of assembly, Rule of law, Tariff, Trade, Trade agreements, Water pollution, Wheat
Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met. 12/6/2007--Introduced. NAFTA Accountability Act - Provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this Act are met: (1) Congress withdraws its approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) effective October 1, 2009; and (2) the President, not later than April 1, 2009, shall provide written notice of withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries and that trade promotion authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Fisheries, Fishery management, Fishing boats, Foreign policy, International affairs, Marine resources, Overfishing, Subsidies, Trade, Trade agreements
Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextEncouraging the elimination of fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in the world's commercial fishing fleets and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks. 11/9/2007--Introduced. 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.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Agriculture, Animals, Antibiotics, Aquaculture, Authorization, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Clinical trials, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Communications, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cosmetics, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Deceptive advertising, Department of Health and Human Services, Direct mail advertising, Directories, Drug advertising, Drug approvals, Drug industry, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drugs, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Employee training, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Eye diseases, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Federal officials, Federal preemption, Financial disclosure, Fines (Penalties), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food labeling, Food safety, Foundations, Fund raising, Generic drugs, Genetic engineering, Genetic research, Gifts, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Humanities, Identification devices, Imports, Intellectual property, Internet, Inventors, Job training, Labeling, Law, Local laws, Medical associations, Medical care, Medical ethics, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical supplies, Medicine, Nonprofit organizations, Nosocomial infections, Orphan drugs, Patents, Pediatrics, Peer review organizations (Medicine), Performance measurement, Pesticides, Pharmaceutical research, Physicians, Product counterfeiting, Product development, Product safety, Public contracts, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Radioisotopes in medicine, Research and development, Research grants, Right of privacy, Risk, Science policy, Scientists in government, Seafood, Skin cancer, Small business, Social services, Standards, State and local government, State laws, Technology, Telecommunication, Television advertising, Terrorism, Trade, Trade agreements, User charges, Veterinary medicine, Warning labels
Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Public Law. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Title I: Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to include postmarket safety activities within the process for the review of human drug applications or supplements, including: (1) developing and using improved adverse event data collection systems and improved analytical tools to assess potential [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000 to repeal provisions establishing the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.Establishes the Intellectual Property Enforcement Network (IPEN), consisting of specified representatives of various government agencies, to: (1) establish policies, objectives, and priorities concerning international intellectual property protection and law enforcement; (2) coordinate and facilitate implementation of such policies, objectives, and priorities; and (3) protect U.S. intellectual property rights overseas, including by creating an international task force.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Civil liberties, Colombia, Displaced persons, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Economic assistance, Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Free trade, Human rights, International affairs, Latin America, Military assistance, Minorities, Misconduct in office, Political ethics, Politics and government, Racial discrimination, Trade
Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextRecognizing the importance of addressing the plight of Afro-Colombians. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Recognizes Afro-Colombians for their contributions to Columbia's economic, social, and cultural fabric. Calls upon the government of Colombia to combat racial discrimination and human rights violations. Urges the government of Colombia to: (1) demand politicians linked to para-politics scandals are investigated and brought to justice; and (2) implement a policy that ensures proper execution of assistance programs for Afro-Colombians and internally displaced communities. Encourages the U.S. government to ensure that the previous consultation mechanism with Afro-Colombians and marginalized groups is applied in the free trade agreement negotiation and in Plan Colombia's implementation.
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