HRES 27 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Strongly urging the President to file a complaint at the World Trade Organization against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules that prohibit quantitative limitations on the import or export of resources or products across borders.

Introduced Jan 31, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Peter A. DeFazio D-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 9, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Progress

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IntroducedJan 31, 2001
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Urges the President to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against oil- producing countries for violating their obligations under WTO rules.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2001 to Mar 22, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Feb 6, 2001
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Feb 6, 2001
D-OR	Darlene Hooley	Feb 6, 2001
D-IL	David D. Phelps	Feb 6, 2001
D-OH	Sherrod Brown	Feb 6, 2001
D-CA	Tom Lantos	Feb 6, 2001
D-MI	David E. Bonior	Feb 28, 2001
D-MN	James L. Oberstar	Feb 28, 2001
D-MA	John F. Tierney	Feb 28, 2001
R-NY	John M. McHugh	Feb 28, 2001
D-FL	Karen L. Thurman	Feb 28, 2001
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Feb 28, 2001
D-IN	Peter J. Visclosky	Feb 28, 2001
D-AR	Mike Ross	Mar 13, 2001
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark	Mar 22, 2001

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 9, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 31, 2001Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

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