Skip to main content
HR 3889 108th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Commerce Dispute settlement Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Free trade Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Import restrictions Intellectual property International Affairs International agencies Nontariff trade barriers Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Subsidies Tariff Trade agreements Trade negotiations

To transfer certain functions from the United States Trade Representative to the Secretary of Commerce.

Introduced: March 3, 2004 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 3, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (text of measure as introduced: CR E289)
Mar 3, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E287-288)
Mar 3, 2004
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transfers the functions of the United States Trade Representatives to the Secretary of Commerce with respect to: (1) identification of countries that deny adequate protection, or market access, for intellectual property rights; (2) enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements and response to certain foreign trade practices; and (3) the Uruguay Round Agreement Act regarding dispute settlement panels and procedures, related matters in the annual report to Congress on the World Trade Organization (WTO), access to the WTO dispute settlement process, specified actions for enforcement of U.S. rights under the Subsidies Agreement, and specified administrative actions following WTO panel reports.

What's happening now March 10, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2