World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act
Latest action · Mar 20, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4173-4174)
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.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in proceedings initiated by other parties to the WTO that are adverse to the United States and that are adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon the request of U.S. Trade Representative or specified congressional officials, any other report of a dispute settlement panel, or the Appellate Body that is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body.
Requires the Commission, with respect to such reports that are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body, to conduct a review and determine whether the panel or Appellate Body: (1) exceeded its authority or its terms of reference; (2) added to the obligations, or diminished U.S. rights under the Uruguay Round Agreement that is the subject of the report; (3) acted arbitrarily or capriciously, engaged in misconduct, or demonstrably departed from the procedures specified for panels and Appellate Bodies in the applicable Uruguay Round Agreement; and (4) deviated from the applicable standard of review, including in antidumping, countervailing duty, and other unfair trade remedy cases, the standard of review set forth in Article 17.6 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1994. Requires the Commission, if it makes an affirmative determination about the action of a panel or an Appellate Body, to determine further whether the action materially affected the outcome of the report.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 20, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Mar 20, 2003 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 20, 2003 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Mar 20, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Mar 20, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4173)
- Mar 20, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4173-4174)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4173Text printed S4173 | John Ensign R-NV (text), Max Baucus D-MT | Mar 20, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional veto
- Dispute settlement
- Expedited congressional procedure
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- House rules and procedure
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Judges
- Law
- Legislative resolutions
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Presidential appointments
- Presidential commissions
- Senate rules and procedure
- Trade agreements
- Trade negotiations
- Veto
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2003Introduced in Senate
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