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H.Res. 697 · 108th Congress

Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to take certain actions regarding exports of coke.

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Declares that the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), given the global shortage of coke, should: (1) take the necessary steps to ensure that Chinese companies that export coke are not charging any form of export license fees for such exports; (2) remove any limitation on the quantity of coke that may be exported from the PRC; (3) allow more…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 24, 2004

Declares that the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), given the global shortage of coke, should: (1) take the necessary steps to ensure that Chinese companies that export coke are not charging any form of export license fees for such exports; (2) remove any limitation on the quantity of coke that may be exported from the PRC; (3) allow more companies to export coke from the PRC in order to promote fair market pricing of that product; and (4) take the necessary steps to provide export licenses for coke without cost or delay.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to take certain actions regarding exports of coke.

Latest action (Jun 24, 2004): Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 24, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.