A bill to direct the United States Trade Representative to conduct an investigation of the personal exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise purchased abroad by Canadian residents, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 1250 2023-01-11T19:40:25Z 2023-01-11T19:40:25Z Senate S S 2007-04-30 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-30T20:16:08Z 2007-04-30 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-04-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5308-5309) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-04-30 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-05-01 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Canada Congress Congressional reporting requirements Finance and Financial Sector Free trade Governmental investigations International Affairs Money Tariff Trade agreements Transportation and Public Works Travel Foreign Trade and International Finance

00 2007-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-09T18:07:35Z Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate, under the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation into Canada's personal exemption allowance scheme (no personal exemption from duty for Canadian residents returning from foreign travel lasting less than 24 hours, but an exemption of $50 Canadian for foreign travel lasting between 24 and 48 hours) to: (1) determine whether U.S. rights under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada are being denied by such scheme, or that such act, policy, or practice of Canada violates or otherwise denies benefits to the United States under such agreement or is unjustifiable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce; and (2) report the results of such investigation to Congress, including action the USTR is taking to remedy such scheme. Waives provisions requiring the USTR to consult with private and non-federal sectors prior to initiating an investigation by means other than petition.

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A bill to direct the United States Trade Representative to conduct an investigation of the personal exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise purchased abroad by Canadian residents, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the United States Trade Representative to conduct an investigation of the personal exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise purchased abroad by Canadian residents, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to direct the United States Trade Representative to conduct an investigation of the personal exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise purchased abroad by Canadian residents, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1250is/xml/BILLS-110s1250is.xml 2007-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.