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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.

Introduced: December 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 2, 2020
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Dec 2, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-614.
Dec 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to lead reform efforts and urge member cooperation at the World Trade Organization in order to address barriers to trade, improve living standards across the world, and enhance accountability and dispute settlement mechanisms.

What's happening now December 2, 2020

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 6 Republican 8
R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Sep 17, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 17, 2019
Ferguson, A.
· Dec 17, 2019
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2019
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Dec 16, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2019
Reed, Tom
· Dec 16, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Dec 16, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Dec 16, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 6, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Dec 6, 2019
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Dec 6, 2019
Marchant, Kenny
· Dec 6, 2019
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 6, 2019
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Dec 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 746: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-746/
MLA
"H. Res. 746: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-746/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 746, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-746/.
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[H. Res. 746: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-746/)
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