WTO: 12th Ministerial, COVID-19, and Ongoing Issues
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- HRES 382117th Congress
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.
May 11, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- S 1662117th Congress
Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act
Mar 15, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-101.
- SRES 101117th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, while the United States finds value and usefulness in the World Trade Organization in fulfilling the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century, significant reforms at the World Trade Organization are needed and the United States must therefore continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve those reforms.
Mar 9, 2021 · Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1431)