Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that the United States should adhere to moral and ethical principles of economic justice and fairness in developing and advancing United States international trade treaties, agreements, and investment policies.
Latest action · Feb 25, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Declares that the House of Representatives will adhere to specified international trade and investment principles in evaluating, approving, and advancing all U.S. trade and investment treaties, agreements, and policies.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2005 to Mar 3, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 3, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- American investments
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Decision making
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee rights
- Environmental Protection
- Ethics
- Foreign investments
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Freedom of information
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Nature conservation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sustainable development
- Trade agreements
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