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.
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.
What just happenedDec 2, 2020
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseDec 2, 2020
- Introduced in HouseDec 6, 2019
- Dec 2, 2020CalendarsH12420
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
- Dec 2, 2020CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-614.
Ways and Means Committee - Dec 2, 2020Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-614.
Ways and Means Committee - Dec 17, 2019Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Ways and Means Committee - Dec 17, 2019Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ways and Means Committee - Dec 6, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Introduced in House
- Dec 6, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House
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.