INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Articles and editorials

Democrats on Capitol Hill—U.S. Secretary of State Should Show Caribbean Nations That Their Development Is Important, E312 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

Defense Production Act: prohibit acquisitions, mergers, or takeovers by certain entities that do not recognize U.N. member states, participate in boycotts against U.S. allies, or provide support for international terrorism (see H.R. 4885), H644 [7MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform operations (see H.R. 5068), H1389 [30MR]

Financial institutions: encourage U.S. financial services industry to develop and implement plans to address challenges posed to national and international economies by pandemic or bioterrorism events (see H. Res. 909), H5047 [11JY]

Foreign trade: oppose OPIC, IMF or Eximbank aid to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties (see H.R. 5627), H4134 [15JN]

Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4520 [22JN]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 3633), S7331 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Caribbean nations: priorities for meeting between Sec. of State Rice and foreign ministers, E312 [8MR]

Economy: dominance of the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency, H318-H324 [15FE], H1729-H1733 [25AP]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, H617 [7MR], H1968 [2MY]

———oppose OPIC, IMF or Eximbank aid to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties (H.R. 5627), E1162 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S2543 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S6747, S6748 [29JN]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (S. 3633), S7333 [11JY]