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HR 3943 108th Congress House

To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos.

Introduced: March 11, 2004 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance East AsiaInternational AffairsLaosMost favored nation principle
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Normal trade relationsReciprocityTrade agreements
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 11, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 11, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3195 Related bill To extend normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
  • S 2200 Identical bill A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
DREIER, DAVID
· Mar 16, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 11, 2004
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 11, 2004
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 11, 2004
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3943: To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3943/
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"H.R. 3943: To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3943/.
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H.R. 3943, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3943/.
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