To implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
Sponsor and status
108th Congress (2003–2004)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 3, 2003
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 3, 2003.
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cafta Will Benefit American Markets, Jobs, Cornyn Says”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
on May 28, 2004
“Cafta Beneficiara A Mercados Americanos, Empelos, Dice Cornyn”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
on May 28, 2004
“Cornyn Participates In Free Trade Bill Signing Ceremony”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
on Sep 3, 2003
History
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Jul 15, 2003
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Introduced
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Jul 16, 2003
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 23, 2003
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 329 (108th). |
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Jul 24, 2003
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 31, 2003
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Sep 3, 2003
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 2738 (108th) 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 H.R. 2738. This is the one from the 108th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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