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HCONRES 276 108th Congress House

Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards.

Introduced: March 30, 2004 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Access to health careAdmission of nonimmigrantsAgricultural pricesAgricultural subsidies
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges any trade and investment agreement that is negotiated by the executive branch with other foreign countries to comply with certain minimum standards regarding: (1) investor and investment policy; (2) certain services; (3) policies to support American workers and small, minority, and women-owned businesses; (4) environmental, labor, and other public interests; (5) U.S. trade laws; (6) food safety; (7) agriculture and food security; (8) transparency; (9) governmental authority; (10) access to medicines and seeds; and (11) special treatment for developing countries.

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  • SCONRES 69 Identical bill A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executi…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 20, 2004
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Oct 6, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 28, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 9, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 27, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 8, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 19, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Nov 18, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 276: Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-276/
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"H. Con. Res. 276: Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-276/.
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H. Con. Res. 276, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-276/.
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[H. Con. Res. 276: Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-276/)
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