Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001
Latest action · Jun 22, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sets forth the principal U.S. negotiating objectives (generally similar to the principal OTCA negotiating objectives) regarding trade barriers and other trade distortions, trade in services, foreign investment, intellectual property, transparency, improvement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, foreign regulatory practices, electronic commerce, reciprocal trade in agriculture, and WTO extended negotiations.
Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to consult closely with Congress during trade negotiations.
Sets forth the authority of the President (generally similar to the authority under OTCA) to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries regarding tariff and non-tariff barriers. States that a trade agreement may be entered into (before June 1, 2005; or June 1, 2007, if trade authorities procedures (or fast-track procedures) are extended under this Act) only if it makes progress in meeting the overall and principal trade negotiating objectives, and the President satisfies certain notification and consultation requirements set forth in this Act, including submission of the agreement for assessment by the International Trade Commission.
Applies trade authorities procedures to bills implementing trade agreements if they consist of: (1) a provision approving a trade agreement entered into under this Act, and approving any statement of administrative action; and (2) if changes in existing laws or new statutory authority are required to implement such agreements, provisions necessary to implement them, either repealing or amending existing laws or providing new statutory law. Authorizes both Houses of Congress to adopt, within 60 days of each other, a procedural disapproval resolution denying trade authorities procedures to any trade agreement if the President has failed or refused to notify or consult with Congress about it.
Exempts from the notice and consultation requirements of this Act any tariff or nontariff agreement which results from negotiations commenced before enactment of this Act, and which: (1) is entered into under the auspices of the WTO regarding the rules of origin work program; (2) is entered into with Chile or Singapore; or (3) establishes a Free Trade Area for the Americas.
Requires the appointment of a Congressional Oversight Group to serve as advisor to the U.S. delegation after the President notifies Congress of his intention to enter into the negotiation of any tariff or nontariff trade agreement.
Requires the President to submit an implementation and enforcement plan at the same time a final text of any tariff or nontariff trade agreement is submitted to Congress.
Cosponsors 100
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2001 to Aug 1, 2001; 60 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Jun 13, 2001 |
Withdrew 2 Larry Combest R-TX Jun 26, 2001·Norman D. Dicks D-WA Nov 7, 2001
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2001 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 22, 2001 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jun 13, 2001Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2001Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8996 | Philip M. Crane R-IL | Dec 6, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-22 | TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY AND TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE: HOW WILL SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS AND FARMERS BENEFIT?108 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Serial No. 107-30 | TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES: CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS102 pages | Financial Services Committee | Jun 26, 2001 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001
- Popular Titles
- Fast Track Trade Authority bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural price supports
- Agricultural prices
- Agricultural subsidies
- Agricultural surpluses
- Agriculture and Food
- Agriculture in foreign trade
- Aircraft
- Aircraft industry
- American investments
- Antidumping
- Biotechnology
- Border patrols
- Chile
- Commerce
- Compensation (Law)
- Congress
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional committees (Senate)
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional veto
- Congressional-executive relations
- Cost effectiveness
- Countervailing duties
- Customs administration
- Customs unions
- Dispute settlement
- Dumping
- East Asia
- Economic growth
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic commerce
- Expedited congressional procedure
- Export credit
- Export finance
- Exports
- Expropriation
- Families
- Family farms
- Federal budgets
- Federal employees
- Food adulteration and inspection
- Food safety
- Foreign investments
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Government employee unions
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- House rules and procedure
- House Ways and Means
- Housing and Community Development
- Import relief
- Imports
- Information technology
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Internet
- Labeling
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Legislation
- Legislative resolutions
- Nontariff trade barriers
- North America
- Presidential powers
- Price discrimination
- Price regulation
- Reciprocity
- Recruiting of employees
- Risk assessment
- Rural economic development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Senate Finance
- Senate rules and procedure
- Service industries
- Singapore
- Standard of living
- Tariff
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
- Trade agreements
- Trade negotiations
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
