HR 4120
108th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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To amend the Trade Act of 1974 regarding identifying trade expansion priorities.
Introduced: April 1, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1