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S. 2277 (106th): China Trade bill

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A bill to terminate the application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's Republic of China.

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Sponsor and status

William Roth

Sponsor. Senator for Delaware. Republican.

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Last Updated: May 25, 2000
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Mar 23, 2000
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on May 17, 2000, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

25 Cosponsors (14 Democrats, 11 Republicans)

See Instead

H.R. 4444 (same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Oct 10, 2000

Source

History

Mar 23, 2000
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

May 17, 2000
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

S. 2277 (106th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2277. This is the one from the 106th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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