WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Trade negotiations

S. 3083, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3083 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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S. 2976, The OPEC Accountability Act

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2976 would require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries....

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S. 2964, The OPEC Accountability Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2964 would require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries....

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S. 2906, The Agriculture Smart Trade Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2906 would require a report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement....

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S. 2813, The China Currency Manipulation Act of 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2813 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to take action with respect to currency manipulation by the People's Republic of China....

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S. Con. Res. 60, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. Con. Res. 60 would express the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan....

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H.R. 4329, The NAFTA Accountability Act

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4329 would assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it would require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and it would provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met....

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P.L. 110-85, The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.24

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3580 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, and it would enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs....

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H.R. 3578, The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3578 would 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....

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H.R. 3214, The Trade-Related American National Security Enhancement and Accountability Act

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3214 would provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements....

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H.R. 3204, The TAC Act

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3204 would reform the Trade Advisory Committee system to ensure that a broad range of views are represented and accommodated in developing United States trade policy....

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H.R. 3029, The Bear Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3029 would conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera....

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H.R. 2992, The SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2992 would amend the Small Business Act to improve trade programs....

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S. 1745, The Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $463.55

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1745 would make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H. Con. Res. 178, Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia....

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H.R. 2886, The Japan Currency Manipulation Act

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2886 would address the exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen with respect to the United States dollar....

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H.R. 2714, To require the President to delay or reverse the implementation of a decision of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body that is adverse to the United States involving the calculation of dumping margins and weighted average dumping margins, and for other purposes

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2714 would require the President to delay or reverse the implementation of a decision of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body that is adverse to the United States involving the calculation of dumping margins and weighted average dumping margins....

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S. 1607, The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.63

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1607 would provide for identification of misaligned currency, and it would require action to correct the misalignment....

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H.R. 2600, The Border Tax Equity Act of 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2600 would authorize the imposition of a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export and it would authorize compensatory payments to eligible United States exporters to neutralize the discriminatory effect of such taxes paid by such exporters if United States trade negotiating objectives regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization negotiations are not met....

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S. 1280, The Trade-Related American National Security Enhancement and Accountability Act

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1280 would provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements....

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H. Con. Res. 137, Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H. Con. Res. 137 would express the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan....

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S. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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S. 1021, The Japan Currency Manipulation Act

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1021 would address the exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen with respect to the United States dollar....

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H.R. 1706, The United States Specialty Crop Export Opportunities Act of 2007

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1706 would provide for assistance to United States exporters of certain fruits and vegetables in order to ensure better access to foreign markets....

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S. 796, The Fair Currency Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 796 would amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, and it would amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency....

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