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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 10, 2025
This joint resolution withdraws congressional approval of the World Trade Organization Agreement, which established the World Trade Organization.
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Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] · R–WI
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-04-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This joint resolution proposes to withdraw Congress’s approval of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. It would reverse the congressional approval specified in the resolution.
That the Congress withdraws its approval, provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of that Act.
The proposed withdrawal concerns approval provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and uses that Act’s section 2(9) definition of the WTO Agreement.
That the Congress withdraws its approval, provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of that Act.
The source snapshot updated June 16, 2025, records introduction and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 10, 2025. It records the committee’s discharge and placement on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125, on June 12, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-06-16T15:40:04Z. 2025-06-12: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125. 2025-06-12: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
2025-04-10: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2025-04-10: Introduced in House
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