Expressing the sense of the Congress that Miami, Florida, and not a competing foreign city, should serve as the permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) beginning in 2005.

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should direct the U.S. representative to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations to use all available means to secure Miami, Florida, as the permanent site of the FTAA Secretariat after February 28, 2005.

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Timeline

1. 1 November 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 November 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 November 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 November 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 November 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 November 1999

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Sponsors

• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Sponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Miami, Florida, and not a competing foreign city, should serve as the permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) beginning in 2005.