A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.743 through Congress

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SenateMar 25, 1999IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.884 To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 25, 1999

Prohibits the United States from supporting the admission of China into the World Trade Organization (WTO) unless the Congress passes a joint resolution, according to specified procedures, allowing the United States to support such admission. Directs the President to: (1) notify the Congress if China becomes a member of the WTO without the support of the United States; and (2) submit notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the WTO Agreement. Makes a conforming amendment to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D–SC

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Finance Committee

1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]

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Mar 25, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3475)
Mar 25, 1999
Introduced in Senate

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HR 884 · To require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

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Discuss S.743, 106th Congress: A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/743

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Discuss S.743, 106th Congress: A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/743

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-03-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s743/BILLS-106s743is.htm

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Discuss S.743, 106th Congress: A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/743

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-03-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s743/BILLS-106s743is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.743, 106th Congress: A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/743

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-03-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s743/BILLS-106s743is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.743 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.