3.0.0 5157 2019-11-15T21:46:40Z 2019-11-15T21:46:40Z House H HR 2012-04-27 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:H.R. 5157.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3[Page H2281]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-02T14:21:47Z Referred to 2012-04-27T13:13:35Z 2012-05-02 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2012-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 N S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2012-04-27 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2012-04-27 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2012-04-27 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2012-04-27 True M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2012-06-07 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2012-06-07 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Asia Congressional oversight Crime prevention Human rights Human trafficking Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment Religion Vietnam Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2012-04-27 Introduced in House 2012-06-28T18:28:54Z Fostering Rights through Economic Engagement in Vietnam Act or FREE Vietnam Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add Vietnam to the list of countries ineligible for designation as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of duty-free treatment of its products under the generalized system of preferences unless the President certifies to Congress that Vietnam: (1) is not on the special watch list of countries not in compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking; (2) does not engage in pervasive violations of internationally-recognized human rights, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion; and (3) otherwise meets the requirements of this Act.

Authorizes the President to waive such requirements if it is in the U.S. national interest.

]]> FREE Vietnam Act Short Titles as Introduced Fostering Rights through Economic Engagement in Vietnam Act Short Titles as Introduced FREE Vietnam Act Display Title FREE Vietnam Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the designation of Vietnam under title V of the Trade Act of 1974. Introduced in House 2012-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5157ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5157ih.xml 2012-05-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. 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.