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Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003

Introduced: November 21, 2003 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Nov 21, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 21, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate tariffs on pouch tuna imported from member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, not including the Union of Myanmar) up to the quantity of such duty-free imports from beneficiary nations of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Restricts eligibility to products: (1) that are processed entirely in the listed ASEAN country; (2) from tuna harvests that comply with the International Dolphin Consortium Program; and (3) from ASEAN nations that provide and enforce internationally recognized worker rights and environmental protections.

What's happening now December 8, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1739 Related bill Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003
  • S 1782 Related bill Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3620: Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3620/
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"H.R. 3620: Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3620/.
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H.R. 3620, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3620/.
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