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.
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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.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
-E-Commerce -Sustainability -China IPR -Counterfeiting/trademark infringement, enforcement of trade-related IP standards and other agreements -U.S. policy on the World Trade Organization -Cross border data flows -Trade capacity building -Trade and investment framework agreements -APEC economic policy agenda -U.S./Canada Relations -U.S. policy on Africa -U.S. policy on China -U.S. policy on Latin America -U.S. policy on Nigeria -U.S. policy on Pakistan -U.S. policy on Russia -U.S. policy on Ukraine -U.S. policy on Turkey -U.S./Russia sanctions -U.S. policy on Egypt -U.S. Kenya FTA -U.S. Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) -Permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan -Potential UK-EU tariff and non-tariff barrier increases -U.S. policy on EU -U.S. policy on Saudi Arabia -U.S. policy on Azerbaijan -U.S. policy on ASEAN -Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs -India Gen6eralized System of Preferences (GSP) -U.S. policy on India -Japan/Korea/US trade relations -Export control trade retaliation -Export control issuance -Sanction issuance (HKAA) -301 Tariffs -TikTok/WeChat executive orders -DASKA/DETER -Port of Montreal closure -H.Res.746:World Trade Organization -India FTA -Arabian peninsula, India-US Trade -Africa: Continental Free Trade Agreement & General Trade -U.S. policy on Uzbekistan -FGV Palm WRO issue
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-614.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $661,421 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
-E-Commerce -Sustainability -China IPR -Counterfeiting/trademark infringement, enforcement of trade-related IP standards and other agreements -U.S. policy on the World Trade Organization -Cross border data flows -Trade capacity building -Trade and investment framework agreements -APEC economic policy agenda -U.S./Canada Relations -U.S. policy on Africa -U.S. policy on China -U.S. policy on Latin America -U.S. policy on Nigeria -U.S. policy on Pakistan -U.S. policy on Russia -U.S. policy on Ukraine -U.S. policy on Turkey -U.S./Russia sanctions -U.S. policy on Egypt -U.S. Kenya FTA -U.S. Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) -Permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan -Potential UK-EU tariff and non-tariff barrier increases -U.S. policy on EU -U.S. policy on Saudi Arabia -U.S. policy on Azerbaijan -U.S. policy on ASEAN -Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs -India Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) -U.S. policy on India -Japan/Korea/US trade relations -Export control trade retaliation -Export control issuance -Sanction issuance (HKAA) -301 Tariffs -TikTok/WeChat executive orders -DASKA/DETER -Port of Montreal closure -H.Res.746:World Trade Organization -India FTA -Arabian peninsula, India-US Trade
Client expense: $662,332 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Republican |
| WV |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Darin LaHood | Republican | IL |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Ed Case | Democratic | HI |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| Jackie Walorski | Republican | IN |
| Jason Smith | Republican | MO |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Ron Estes | Republican | KS |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |