A bill to establish a Congressional Trade Office.

Summary

Establishes in Congress the Congressional Trade Office to: (1) reassert the constitutional responsibility of Congress with respect to international trade; (2) assist Congress in providing more effective oversight of trade policy; (3) monitor compliance with major bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements; (4) provide Congress with more analytical capability on trade issues; (5) perform certain dispute resolution functions with respect to the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement; (6) participate as observers in selected bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade negotiations; and (7) perform other trade-related functions to Congress.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 2001

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 2001

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1130-1131)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 February 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 February 2001 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 February 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 February 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 February 2001

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Sponsors

• Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
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