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SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE

106th Congress

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Philip M. Crane (IL), Chairman


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  1. U.S. Trade Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa
  2. Importance of Trade Negotiations in Expanding Trade and Resisting Protectionism
  3. Steel Trade Issues
  4. H.R. 984, the "Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act"
  5. Trade Agency Budget Authorizations and Other Customs Issues
  6. Use and Effect of Unilateral Trade Sanctions
  7. Request for Introduction of Miscellaneous Tariff and Duty Suspension Bills by June 11, 1999
  8. Written Comments on the Extension of Unconditional Normal Trade Relations to the Kyrgyz Republic
  9. United States-China Trade Relations and the Possible Accession of China to the World Trade Organization
  10. United States-Vietnam Trade Relations
  11. United States Negotiating Objectives for the WTO Seattle Ministerial Meeting
  12. Written Comments on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
  13. Written Comments on Miscellaneous Corrections to Trade Legislation and Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills
  14. Written Comments on the Extension of Unconditional Normal Trade Relations to Albania, Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova
  15. Written Comments on H.R. 3066, a bill to amend the Uruguay Round Agreements Act with respect to the rules-of-origin for certain textile and apparel products
  16. Outcome of the WTO Ministerial in Seattle
  17. Request for Introduction of Miscellaneous Tariff and Duty Suspension Bills by March 1, 2000
  18. Written Comments on Technical Corrections to U.S. Trade Legislation and Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills
  19. United States-Vietnam Trade Relations
  20. Written Comments on H.R. 4782, a bill extending unconditional normal trade relations to Georgia
  21. Crane Announces Hearing on Trade in African Diamonds

Subcommittee Markups and Meetings


Recent Trade-Related Prints and Publications

  • WMCP:   106-3, PDF
    Trade and Economic Growth Mission to Venezuela, Chile and Brazil, March 13, 1999.

  • WMCP 106-5, PDF
    Written Comments on the Extension of Unconditional Normal Trade Relations tot he Kyrgyz Republic, November 4, 1999.

  • WMCP: 106-6, PDF
    Written Comments on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, November 4, 1999.

  • WMCP: 105-3, PDF
    Trade Mission to the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Singapore and to Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, January 29, 1997.

  • WMCP: 105-4
    Overview and Compilation of U.S. Trade Statutes, the "1997 Blue Book," June 25, 1997. The 1997 Blue Book can be searched as a database and viewed in a text or .pdf format. Type 'blue book' in the Search Terms field to retrieve all sections of the Blue Book. (Please note that due to the large size of many of the sections, it may be necessary to increase the Disk Cache setting in your web browser when viewing the Blue Book).

  • WMCP: 105-5, PDF
    Written Comments on Extension of Unconditional Most-Favored-Nation Treatment to Mongolia and Laos, August 28, 1997.

  • WMCP: 105-6, PDF
    Written Comments on Miscellaneous Corrections to Trade Legislation and Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills, December 31, 1997.

  • WMCP:  105-8, PDF
    Written Comments on Additional Miscellaneous Trade and Tariff Legislation, July 13, 1998.

  • WMCP 105-9, PDF
    Written Comments on Additional Miscellaneous Trade and Tariff Legislation, July 16, 1998.

  • WMCP:   105-11, PDF
    Written Comments on H.R. 4526, A Bill Which Would Change Customs Rules-of-Origin for Certain Textile Products, December 9, 1998.

  • WMCP:   105-12, PDF
    Written Comments on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations to the Kyrgyz Republic, February 9, 1999.

Subcommittee Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Trade shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means which relate to customs and customs administration including tariff and import fee structure, classification, valuation of and special rules applying to imports, and special tariff provisions and procedures which relate to customs operation affecting exports and imports; import trade matters, including import impact, industry relief from injurious imports, adjustment assistance and programs to encourage competitive responses to imports, unfair import practices including antidumping and countervailing duty provisions, and import policy which relates to dependence on foreign sources of supply; commodity agreements and reciprocal trade agreements including multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations and implementation of agreements involving tariff and nontariff trade barriers to and distortions of international trade; international rules, organizations and institutional aspects of international trade agreements; budget authorizations for the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and U.S. Trade Representative; and special trade-related problems involving market access, competitive conditions of specific industries, export policy and promotion, access to materials in short supply, bilateral trade relations including trade with developing countries, operations of multinational corporations, and trade with non-market economies.

Source: "Manual of Rules of the Committee on Ways and Means for the One Hundred Sixth Congress," WMCP: 106-1.


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