Trade Agreement Implementation : Expedited Procedures and Congressional Control in Existing Law.

Discusses expedited (fast track) procedures for trade agreements under Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, which act as procedural rules for each chamber governing consideration of bills to implement certain trade agreements. Addresses role of Congress in expedited procedures for trade ag...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses expedited (fast track) procedures for trade agreements under Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, which act as procedural rules for each chamber governing consideration of bills to implement certain trade agreements. Addresses role of Congress in expedited procedures for trade agreements regarding negotiations, treaty power, and revenue power. Describes the features of expedited procedures, statutory mechanisms to enforce limits on trade promotion authority, and use of rulemaking power to enforce limits on trade promotion authority.
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