Trade Relations Assessment Act

Summary

Trade Relations Assessment Act - Directs the International Trade Commission to make an annual assessment of the free-trade status of each country that is a Contracting Party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in order to determine the extent to which each country: (1) opens its market to U.S. goods and services; and (2) fairly trades its goods and services in the international trading system. Sets forth specified sanctions against countries found to have denied access to its markets, including: (1) suspension of benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences; (2) opposition to loans by multilateral development banks; and (3) increased tariffs on such country's goods.

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Timeline

1. 15 November 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 November 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 November 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 November 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 December 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 November 1989

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Sponsors

• Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hsba00 · Standing
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• · hsfa00 · Standing

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