US HR767 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Members of Congress should be allowed to observe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations on behalf of the American people; (2) Members of Congress, the public, and the press should be allowed access to the draft text of the agreement and to the text of U.S. negotiating proposals; (3) any final TPP agreement should not undermine U.S. sovereignty by submitting the United States, its people, or its businesses to the jurisdiction of foreign tribunals; (4) any final TPP agreement should not increase U.S. unemployment or the U.S. trade deficit; and (5) any final TPP agreement that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution does not have the force of law.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to increased transparency in the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-08-02 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Subjects
Asia
Australia
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
International law and treaties
Latin America
Malaysia
Members of Congress
Mexico
New Zealand
Oceania
Peru
Singapore
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade agreements and negotiations
Unemployment
Vietnam
Australia
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
International law and treaties
Latin America
Malaysia
Members of Congress
Mexico
New Zealand
Oceania
Peru
Singapore
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade agreements and negotiations
Unemployment
Vietnam
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/767/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres767/BILLS-112hres767ih.pdf |