[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 301 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 301

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the 
consideration of an implementing bill with respect to a trade agreement 
unless the final legal text of the agreement has been made available to 
 the public for a period of not less than 60 days prior to the date on 
        which the implementing bill is introduced in the House.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2015

 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Grayson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
 Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Takai, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Yoho, 
Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Jones, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, 
 Mr. Russell, and Mr. Perry) submitted the following resolution; which 
                 was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the 
consideration of an implementing bill with respect to a trade agreement 
unless the final legal text of the agreement has been made available to 
 the public for a period of not less than 60 days prior to the date on 
        which the implementing bill is introduced in the House.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Trade Review Accountability 
Needs Sunlight and Preview of Any Regulations and Exact Negotiated 
Components Resolution'' or ``TRANSPAREN-C Resolution''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF ANY IMPLEMENTING BILL SUBMITTED 
              WITH RESPECT TO A TRADE AGREEMENT OR TRADE AGREEMENTS 
              UNLESS THE FINAL LEGAL TEXT OF SUCH AGREEMENT OR 
              AGREEMENTS HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

    Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``12. Notwithstanding sections 151, 152, or 153 of the Trade Act of 
1974, it shall not be in order in the House to consider any 
implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade 
agreements entered into under any law unless the final legal text of 
such agreement or agreements has been made available to the public for 
a period of not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the 
implementing bill is introduced in the House.''.
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