3.0.0 3905 2023-01-11T20:23:35Z 2023-01-11T20:23:35Z House H HR 2007-10-18 110 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2008-03-25T17:02:34Z Referred to 2007-10-18T14:01:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-09T17:39:54Z Referred to 2007-10-18T14:01:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-18T14:01:10Z 2008-03-25 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. Committee 2007-11-09 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2007-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2007-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-10-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-10-18 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2007-10-18 True W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2007-10-18 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2007-10-18 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2007-10-18 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2007-10-18 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-10-18 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2007-10-18 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2007-10-23 False T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2007-12-04 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2007-12-04 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2007-12-04 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2007-12-04 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2007-12-13 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2007-12-18 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2007-12-18 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2007-12-18 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2007-12-18 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2008-01-15 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2008-01-15 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-02-06 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-02-06 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-04-30 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2008-07-15 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clothing Commerce Developing countries East Asia Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Executive reorganization Free enterprise Free trade Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Human rights Imports India International Affairs International competitiveness Labor and Employment Law Most favored nation principle Nontariff trade barriers Rule of law South Asia Tariff Tariff preferences Textile fabrics U.S. Agency for International Development Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2007-10-18 Introduced in House 2008-03-07T20:20:44Z New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to provide for the duty-free treatment of articles (without quantitative limitation) from qualified beneficiary countries that have been designated: (1) a least developed country (except Myanmar and Sudan); and (2) a sub-Saharan African country. (Effectively, providing an additional trade preference program for least developed countries.)

Prohibits designation of a country as a qualified beneficiary country, and terminates such country's eligibility for preferential treatment, if it has: (1) not adopted and enforced certain human rights and fair labor practices; (2) failed to make progress to eliminate trade barriers and to establish a market-based economy and the rule of law; and (3) engaged in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights.

Prescribes requirements regarding: (1) rules of origin; (2) significant apparel suppliers; and (3) safeguards against the transshipment of textiles and apparels.

Imposes additional duties, under specified conditions, on certain agricultural safeguard goods.

Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) concerning the importance of the Generalized System of Preferences program; and (2) that preferential treatment provided under this Act can be improved if India, the People's Republic of China, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries provide market access similar to that provided under this Act.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish: (1) an Office of Trade and Competitiveness for Least Developed Countries within the U.S. Agency for International Development; and (2) a workforce competitiveness program for least developed countries.

Establishes an Aid for Trade Fund.

]]> New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide for an additional trade preference program for least developed countries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3905ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3905ih.xml 2008-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.