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To establish a Congressional Trade Office.

Introduced: December 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 6, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Establishes in Congress the Congressional Trade Office to: (1) reassert the constitutional responsibility of Congress with respect to international trade; (2) assist Congress in providing more effective oversight of trade policy; (3) monitor compliance with major bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements; (4) provide Congress with more analytical capability on trade issues; (5) perform certain dispute resolution functions with respect to the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement; (6) participate as observers in bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade negotiations; and (7) perform other trade-related functions to Congress.
What's happening now December 6, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3422: To establish a Congressional Trade Office.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3422/
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"H.R. 3422: To establish a Congressional Trade Office.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3422/.
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H.R. 3422, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3422/.
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