A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda Round.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2005 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10761)
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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not be a signatory to any agreement or protocol with respect to the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, or any other bilateral or multilateral trade negotiations, that adopts any proposal to lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguard provisions, including certain proposals, and would lessen in any manner U.S. ability to enforce rigorously its trade laws, including the antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. trade laws and international rules appropriately serve the public interest by offsetting injurious unfair trade, and that further "balancing modifications" or other similar provisions are unnecessary and would add to the complexity and difficulty of achieving relief against injurious unfair trade practices; and (2) the United States should ensure that any new agreement relating to international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguard provisions fully rectifies and corrects decisions by WTO dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body that have unjustifiably and negatively impacted, or threaten to negatively impact, U.S. law or practice, including a law or practice with respect to foreign dumping or subsidization.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2005 to Nov 17, 2005; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-VA | George Allen | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Nov 17, 2005 |
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 Sep 29, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Sep 29, 2005Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10761)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 | Text printed S10761 | — | Sep 29, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 459 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United States participation and agreement in the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization. | Related bill | May 2, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda Round.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2005Introduced in Senate
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