OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Amendments

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H10067 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business: establish position (see S. 187), S568 [25JA] (see H.R. 1782), H2081 [9MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. Con. Res. 37), S4823 [10MY] (see H. Con. Res. 132), H2142 [10MY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3129), H6918 [16OC]

Drugs: encourage the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate price controls imposed by Mexico and Canada on prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1924 [3MY]

Fish and fishing: keep the Committee on Resources (House) and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) informed with respect to negotiations on fish and shellfish (see S. 1813), S13051 [12DE]

Small business: pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (see S. 714), S3530 [5AP]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (see S. 542), S2388 [15MR]

World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7529 [30OC]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]

Letters

U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, S9681 [24SE], H4874 [31JY]

Press releases

State Department Condemns Qatar; USTR Ignores Human Rights Abuses, H7564 [31OC]

Remarks in House

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business: establish position (H.R. 1782), E761 [9MY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8952, H8960-H8971 [6DE]

Drugs: require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs, E704 [2MY]

World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (H. Con. Res. 256), H8552 [28NO]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (H. Con. Res. 262), H7750-H7754 [6NO]

———prohibit funding to initiate proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4178-H4187 [18JY], E1420 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business: establish position (S. 187), S574 [25JA]

Foreign trade: enforcement of current trade agreements with certain countries, S1029 [6FE]

Huntsman, John: nomination to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, S8892 [3AU]

Small business: pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (S. 714), S3540 [5AP]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (S. 542), S2392 [15MR]

World Trade Organization: renegotiation of international trade agreements, S11899-S11902, S11933 [15NO]

Zoellick, Robert B.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S1029, S1043-S1054 [6FE]

———nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, unanimous-consent agreement, S981 [1FE]

Reports filed

Customs Border Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3129) (H. Rept. 107-320), H8947 [5DE]

Nomination of Allen F. Johnson To Be Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7805 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 262, preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries, H7750 [6NO]

H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act, H8960-H8965 [6DE]

S. Con. Res. 37, encourage expansion of electronic commerce, S4847 [10MY]