Crs Report for Congress: Trade Issues in the 109th Congress

ISBN-10: 129424826X
ISBN-13: 9781294248262
Series: Crs Report for Congress
Pages: 26
Language: English
Published: 2013-11
Publisher: BiblioGov
Authors: William H. Cooper, Congressional Research Service: The Libr

Description

The 108th Congress completed a full trade agenda with the passage of legislation on a broad spectrum of issues. The 109th Congress is expected to face a trade agenda that will be at least as extensive, covering a wide range of issues, from extension of presidential trade promotion (fast track) authority to consideration of more free trade agreements and oversight of the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade negotiations. In some respects these issues are distinct, each with its own policy and economic implications. In other respects the issues are interrelated. They have emerged from common sets of domestic political, foreign policy, and economic factors and affect or are affected by the concerns of Members of Congress, of other policymakers and of many interest groups. These issues and how policymakers deal with them will define overall U.S. trade policy. Several sets of issues will likely come before the 109th Congress. The Bush Administration is expected to request a two-year extension of its trade promotion authority. This extension would be granted unless one House of the Congress passes a joint resolution of disapproval. The Congress will probably also debate U.S. participation in the WTO as it considers congressional resolutions to withdraw from ...