OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Bills and resolutions

Chief Trade Prosecutor: establish to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see S. 1542), S9285 [28JY] (see H.R. 4186), H9472 [1NO]

China, People's Republic of: ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 303), H10909 [17NO]

———initiate a case through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 142), S5219 [16MY]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3358 [7AP]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10724 [29SE] (see H. Res. 577), H11035 [18NO]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 1922), S11917 [26OC] (see S. Res. 87), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 4179), H9425 [28OC] (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Petroleum: pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 752), S3413 [11AP]

Special Trade Prosecutor: establish to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see S. 817), S3735 [15AP]

Cloture motions

Portman, Representative: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4431 [27AP]

Factsheets

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Enforcement and Implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, H6922 [27JY]

Letters

Nomination of Representative Portman to be U.S. Trade Representative: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S4533 [28AP]

Remarks in House

Aviation: status of negotiations with the European Union on ending unfair European trade practices within the aerospace industry, E1265 [17JN]

China, People's Republic of: initiate a case through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights, H6852 [27JY]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (H. Res. 577), H11270 [8DE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately, H9448 [1NO], H11473 [13DE]

———impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (H. Res. 137), H8954 [19OC]

———impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (H.R. 4179), H9365 [28OC], E2267 [3NO]

Treaties and agreements: impact of trade agreements on the agricultural industry, H8376 [27SE], H8959 [19OC], H9448 [1NO]

———impact of trade agreements on the pharmaceutical industry, H4312 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: status of negotiations with the European Union on ending unfair European trade practices within the aerospace industry, S2970 [17MR]

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: prohibit funding for negotiations that weaken any trade remedy laws, S10061-S10065 [15SE]

China, People's Republic of: initiate a case through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights (S. Res. 142), S5202, S5203 [16MY]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), S3363 [7AP], S3401-S3406 [11AP]

———reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S3366 [11AP]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S13136 [17NO]

———importance of agricultural negotiations in World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S13336 [18NO]

Foreign trade: prohibit funding authorizing trade representatives to enter into any agreement that would weaken U.S. trade laws, S9796 [8SE], S10012-S10014, S10031 [14SE]

———prohibit funding for negotiations that weaken any law that provides safeguards from unfair trade practices, S9949, S9965-S9968 [13SE], S10062-S10065 [15SE]

Funding, S3780 [18AP]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately, S11658 [20OC]

———impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (S. 1922), S12043, S12050 [28OC]

Petroleum: pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries, S3350 [7AP]

Pharmaceuticals: prevent negotiation of trade agreements that prevent the U.S. from changing patent laws to allow the importation of pharmaceutical product, S10077, S10078 [15SE]

Portman, Representative: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4529-S4533 [28AP]

———nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, unanimous-consent agreement, S4431 [27AP], S4526 [28AP]

Special Trade Prosecutor: establish to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices, S3265 [6AP]

———establish to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (S. 817), S3748 [15AP]

Reports filed

Nomination of Representative Portman To Be U.S. Trade Representative: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4257 [26AP]

Nomination of Richard T. Crowder To Be Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13786 [16DE]

Nomination of Susan C. Schwab To Be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11820 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 817, establish Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices, S3749 [15AP]

S. Con. Res. 25, European Union rejection of Airbus Industries request for launch aid and compliance with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry, S3362 [7AP], S3401 [11AP]

S. Con. Res. 55, clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S10761 [29SE]

S. Res. 87, impose retaliatory economic measures against Japan if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately, S3069 [17MR]

S. Res. 142, initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights, S5230 [16MY]

Transcripts

European Firms Display Wares in Iran: Lisa Myers, ``NBC Nightly News'' (television program), S3405 [11AP]

Tributes

Portman, Representative, S2970 [17MR], H1625 [17MR]