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HR 2644 - United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
John Tierney voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (182-234) - Nov. 4, 1997(Key vote)
Title: United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act
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Vote to pass a bill that expands tariff-free trade relations to several countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
- Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) to allow some textile and apparel products to enter the United States from the Caribbean Basin tariff-free as part of a transitional phase leading to the participation of the United States and the Caribbean Basin in a free trade agreement.
- Requests that the President arrange a meeting of the United States Trade Representative and the trade ministers of participating countries to initiate negotiations for a free trade agreement.
- Calls upon the United States Trade Representative to submit to the President and selected congressional committees a report assessing each country's potential to participate in a free trade agreement.
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Oct. 9, 1997
Title: United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act
Sponsors
- William Reynolds 'Bill' Archer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
