H.R. 967 · 109th Congress
To provide that normal trade relations treatment may not be extended to the products of any country the…
Full title
To provide that normal trade relations treatment may not be extended to the products of any country the government of which engages in certain violations of human rights.
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Prohibits nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) from being extended to the products of a country if the most recent annual report of the Secretary of State to Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 states that: (1) the human rights record of the government of that country is or remains poor; (2) such government executed…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 17, 2005
Prohibits nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) from being extended to the products of a country if the most recent annual report of the Secretary of State to Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 states that: (1) the human rights record of the government of that country is or remains poor; (2) such government executed persons for criminal offenses after closed trials in which it is impossible to assess whether legal protections were applied; (3) such government arrested and detained persons without following the explicit legal guidelines set forth by the country's laws; (4) such government continues to restrict freedom of the press; (5) such government prohibits the establishment of opposition political parties or any type of opposition group; or (6) such government does not provide legal protection for freedom of religion, and that such freedom does not exist in practice.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To provide that normal trade relations treatment may not be extended to the products of any country the government of which engages in certain violations of human rights.
Latest action (Mar 3, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 17, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.