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H.CON.RES.335
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Curt (introduced 5/24/2000)
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2000 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that if the People's Republic of China attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan, the United States will respond vigorously, including but not limited to revoking normal trade relations.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
5/24/2000:
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
5/24/2000:
Referred to House Ways and Means
5/30/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
5/24/2000:
Referred to House International Relations
6/12/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
6/12/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(5), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Berman, Howard L. - 5/24/2000 Rep Cox, Christopher - 5/24/2000
Rep Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. - 6/22/2000 Rep Rohrabacher, Dana - 6/22/2000
Rep Wu, David - 6/22/2000

SUMMARY AS OF:
5/24/2000--Introduced.

Declares that it is the sense of Congress that if the People's Republic of China attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan, then pursuant to article XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and existing statutory authority including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the United States should and would immediately: (1) revoke nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) for the products of China; and (2) respond with all economic and military measures necessary.