Skip to main content
HR 3943 108th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance East Asia International Affairs Laos Most favored nation principle Normal trade relations Reciprocity Trade agreements

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

Introduced: March 11, 2004 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 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).

What's happening now March 16, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 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.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 11, 2004
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2004
Cite this page click to expand
APA
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/
MLA
"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/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3943, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3943/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3943: To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3943/)
Report a problem