Trade-Related Bills, Resolutions Introduced on June 22
On June 22, 2011, the following trade-related bills were introduced:
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- Philippines. A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (S. 1244)
- Job offshoring. A bill to develop and recruit new, high-value jobs to the United States, to encourage the repatriation of jobs that have been off-shored to other countries, and for other purposes (S. 1247)
- China procurement. A bill to prohibit the awarding of contracts by the Federal Government to Chinese entities until the People's Republic of China signs the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (H.R. 2271)
- Textile innovation. A bill to support innovation and research in the United States textile and fiber products industry (H.R. 2275)
- Electronic waste exports. A bill to prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste, and for other purposes (H.R. 2284)
- Impact of NAFTA. A bill to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met (H.R. 2287)