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To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the…

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To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

Introduced: March 1, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 1, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Mar 1, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the United States from supporting the admission of China into the World Trade Organization (WTO) unless the Congress passes a joint resolution, according to specified procedures, allowing the United States to support such admission.

Directs the President to: (1) notify the Congress if China becomes a member of the WTO without the support of the United States; and (2) submit notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the WTO Agreement.

Makes a conforming amendment to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

What's happening now March 8, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 29, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 14, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 1, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 1, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 1, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 1, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 884: To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-884/
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"H.R. 884: To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-884/.
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H.R. 884, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-884/.
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[H.R. 884: To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-884/)
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