CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)

Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.

H.J.Res. 93 · House resolution Foreign Trade and International Finance

A Republican resolution with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

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Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This joint resolution seeks to withdraw the United States' approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. This approval was originally provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. The resolution defines the WTO Agreement as it is defined in section 2(9) of that same Act. It was submitted by Mr. Tiffany and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Yes

No question was scored yes.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?

    Withdrawing from a major multilateral organization like the WTO may strain international alliances.

  • Scored -5

    Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?

    Withdrawing from the WTO reduces the United States' participation in global diplomatic trade structures.

  • Scored -5

    Does this make trade with other countries easier?

    Withdrawal undermines the established international trade regime.