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HR 4120 108th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Congress Congressional reporting requirements Exports Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Governmental investigations International Affairs International competitiveness Nontariff trade barriers Reciprocity Tariff Trade agreements Trade negotiations

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 regarding identifying trade expansion priorities.

Introduced: April 1, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 1, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 1, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend from FY 2005 through 2009 (currently, 1995 only) the U.S. Trade Representative's mandate to identify and report on trade expansion priorities.

Requires the Trade Representative, before initiating an investigation (as under current law), to seek consultations with each foreign country identified in the report as engaging in priority foreign country practices, for the purpose of reaching a satisfactory resolution of such priority practices. Requires initiation of an investigation only if a satisfactory resolution of such practices has not been reached.

What's happening now April 14, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2786 Related bill Get Tough on Trade Act
  • S 2372 Identical bill A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 regarding identifying trade expansion priorities.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 20, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4120: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 regarding identifying trade expansion priorities.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4120/
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