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S 3225 112th Congress Senate

Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act

Official title: A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to provide documents relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff upon request, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2012 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesTrade agreements and negotiations
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May 23, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3517-3518)
May 23, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 23, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to provide access to documents, including classified materials, regarding trade agreement negotiations to which the United States is a party and policies advanced by the USTR to any Member of Congress who requests such documents as well as Member staff with proper security clearances.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 14, 2012
Burr, Richard
· Jun 4, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3225: Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3225/
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"S. 3225: Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3225/.
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S. 3225, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3225/.
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