INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Amendments
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8024, S8026, S8027 [17NO], H9341 [16DE]
Articles and editorials
Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia’s Electronics Industry, S2375 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend (see S. 1009), S2272 [20AP] (see S. 1267), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]
——— promote access to benefits (see H.R. 2845), H4546 [19JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (see S. 2307), S8159 [19NO]
China: call for economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that are linked to cyberattacks against U.S. entities (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6178 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: pursue with other countries the mutual elimination of government-backed export credit agencies and abolish Eximbank if doing so would not put the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage (see H.R. 4302), H10710 [18DE]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H915 [10FE]
Insurance: establish FRS Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues and study and report on international insurance activities and their impact (see S. 1086), S2431 [27AP]
International trade: promote (see S. 2201), S7470 [22OC]
Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]
——— impose sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity, establish a watch list for such entities, and support State or local divestment from such entities (see H.R. 4258), H9328 [15DE]
——— modify requirement to impose sanctions relative to provision of specialized financial messaging services to Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions (see H.R. 3728), H6936 [8OC]
——— provide more effective sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity to counter support for international terrorism and assistance to the Assad regime in Syria (see H.R. 4312), H10710 [18DE]
Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see S. 619), S1217 [2MR] (see H.R. 825), H915 [10FE]
——— recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (see H. Res. 551), H9011 [3DE]
Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 2060), H2497 [28AP]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 2297), H2957 [13MY]
Seventh Summit of the Americas: support (see H. Res. 160), H1803 [19MR]
Letters
African Growth and Opportunity Act extension: several Representatives, H4521 [18JN]
Dept. of the Treasury identification of misaligned currency and act to correct the misalignment: several Senators, S3022 [19MY]
Messages
Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation Termination for Seychelles, Uruguay, and Venezuela: President Obama, S7045 [30SE], H6743 [30SE]
National Emergency Relative to Transnational Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5207 [21JY], H5312 [21JY]
Remarks in House
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4117 [10JN], H4172–H4218 [11JN], H4521, H4523 [18JN], H4657–H4662, H4689–H4695 [25JN], E910 [16JN], E917 [17JN], E921 [18JN], E981 [25JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, H8846–H8849 [1DE]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H221 [12JA], H442 [21JA], H623–H625, H632–H636 [27JA], H1712–H1716 [17MR], H2823 [12MY], H4265 [12JN]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, H969–H972 [11FE], H2159 [14AP], H2294 [16AP], H2448, H2449–H2453 [23AP], H2671 [30AP], H4266 [12JN], H4500 [18JN], E798 [1JN]
Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel, H9290 [11DE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), H2983–H2989 [14MY], E721 [15MY]
——— prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), Senate amendments, H9341–H9346 [16DE]
Taiwan: solidify a bilateral investment agreement with the U.S., E1439 [7OC]
——— U.S. policy, E1443 [7OC]
Remarks in Senate
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, S489 [26JA], S2834, S2836, S2841–S2845 [13MY], S2897, S2899, S2903–S2905, S2907, S2910, S2946 [14MY], S3026 [19MY], S4291 [18JN], S4579, S4590 [24JN]
——— extend (S. 1009), S2661 [6MY]
Bangladesh: call for garment brands that sold garments produced by Rana Plaza factories to ensure International Labor Organization compensation fund benefiting fire survivors and victims’ families reaches full funding level, S2394 [23AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (S. 2307), S8162–S8164 [19NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S2838–S2840 [13MY], S2906, S2918 [14MY], S3006 [18MY], S3022–S3024, S3050, S3052 [19MY], S3099 [20MY], S3229 [21MY], S3256–S3258, S3261–S3263, S3265–S3269, S3285, S3286–S3288, S3291–S3293 [22MY]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, S3036–S3042 [19MY], S3090, S3092, S3107, S3112 [20MY], S3257, S3280–S3283, S3291, S3292 [22MY]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1142–S1148 [26FE]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and human rights, S2374–S2377 [23AP]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S1486–S1489 [12MR], S1592, S1594–S1596 [18MR], S2096–S2098 [13AP], S2261 [20AP], S2321–S2323 [22AP], S2764 [11MY], S2769, S2780, S2783 [12MY], S3029 [19MY], S3097 [20MY], S3204 [21MY], S4528, S4531 [23JN]
——— prohibit fast-track trade agreements with countries that do not have a minimum wage of at least $2 per hour, S3042 [19MY], S3212, S3213 [21MY]
International law: use of investor-state dispute settlement by corporations to challenge foreign countries health and safety measures, S1141, S1143, S1144 [26FE]
Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel, S2627 [5MY]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8027 [17NO], S8077 [18NO]
OAS: support revitalization, S1489 [12MR]
Reports filed
AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1891) (H. Rept. 114–101), H2790 [1MY]
Trade Preferences Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1267), S2759 [11MY]
——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1267) (S. Rept. 114–43), S2793 [12MY]
Statements
Impact of Foreign Trade Agreements on Economy and Job Creation: John Barto, H2450 [23AP]
In Support of Prosperity and Growth—Financial Sector Statement on Climate Change: Several Financial Institutions, S7152 [6OC], S8479 [8DE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Several Corporations, S8479 [8DE]
Texts of
H.R. 2297, Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act, H2983–H2985 [14MY]
H.R. 2297, Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act, H9341–H9343 [16DE]