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SRES 142 109th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property…

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: May 16, 2005 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance ChinaCopyrightDispute settlementEast Asia
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It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 16, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5230)
May 16, 2005
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 Latest action May 16, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5230)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Trade Representative should immediately initiate a case (regarding violations of intellectual property rights) against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process.

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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 142: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-142/
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"S. Res. 142: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-142/.
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S. Res. 142, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-142/.
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[S. Res. 142: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-142/)
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