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107th Congress > House > Vote 428

Date: November 07, 2001

Result: 410-4 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 432

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan (R-PA)

Bill number: HCONRES262

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from Nov. 9-11, 2001, should preserve the ability of the US to enforce its trade laws and should ensure that US exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws by other countries.

Bill summary: Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, at the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) round of negotiations at Doha, Qatar, November 9-13, 2001, and at any subsequent round of WTO negotiations, should: (1) preserve the U.S. ability to enforce its trade laws rigorously, including antidumping and countervailing duty laws, and avoid agreements which lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies, in order to ensure (...show more) that U.S. workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and (2) ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty laws, by other countries.

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Bill titles: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9-13, 2001, and at any subsequent round of negotiations, should preserve the ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws and should ensure that United States exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws by other countries.

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