To provide the President with authority to enter into certain plurilateral trade agreements with benefits only applying to signatories of those agreements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires findings; sense of Congress Congress makes the following findings: The World Trade Organization (in this section referred to as the WTO) was established to be a forum for multilateral trade negotiations between, requires briefing on plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements, and provides negotiating and trade agreements authority for certain plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements In order to enhance the economic well-being of the United States. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, reporting requirements, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Regulated Industries, Finance, Environment, and Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Requires findings; sense of Congress Congress makes the following findings: The World Trade Organization (in this section referred to as the WTO) was established to be a forum for multilateral trade negotiations between...
- Requires briefing on plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements.
- Provides negotiating and trade agreements authority for certain plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements In order to enhance the economic well-being of the United States...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires findings; sense of Congress Congress makes the following findings: The World Trade Organization (in this section referred to as the WTO) was established to be a forum for multilateral trade negotiations between, requires briefing on plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements, and provides negotiating and trade agreements authority for certain plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements In order to enhance the economic well-being of the United States.
Key Policy Areas
Regulated Industries, Finance, Environment, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill requires findings; sense of Congress Congress makes the following findings: The World Trade Organization (in this section referred to as the WTO) was established to be a forum for multilateral trade negotiations between, requires briefing on plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements, and provides negotiating and trade agreements authority for certain plurilateral agreements with benefits applying only to signatories of those agreements In order to enhance the economic well-being of the United States.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following …
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