Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements Act

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Relationship of NAFTA Implementation to the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative Title II: Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements Act - Title I: Relationship of NAFTA Implementation to the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (the Act) to accord certain textile and apparel articles and certain other articles from Caribbean beneficiary countries the same tariff and quota treatment accorded any such articles imported from Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Directs the President to: (1) monitor the effects, if any, that implementation of NAFTA has on the access of beneficiary countries to U.S. markets for sugars, syrups, and molasses; and (2) take or propose, after consulting with interested parties and appropriate congressional committees, any actions necessary to ameliorate any adverse effects such implementation may have on them. Title II: Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to determine the feasibility of any beneficiary countries either: (1) acceding to NAFTA and any supplemental agreements pertaining to environmental, labor, and import issues; or (2) entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements with the United States that contain provisions comparable to those contained in NAFTA, or which will achieve the objectives of the Act or the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. Authorizes the President to enter into trade agreements with beneficiary countries to provide for the elimination or reduction of any duty or trade barrier to, or other distortions to, trade with the United States. Requires the President to consult with the Congress before entering into such agreements. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to make congressional "fast track" procedures applicable to implementing bills submitted with respect to such trade agreements.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 18 March 1993

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E698-699)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 March 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 March 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 19 March 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 June 1993

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 June 1993 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 June 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 June 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 March 1993

  Open at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

• Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsru00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.