US House and Senate Committees Advance Trade Bills

On July 7 the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means held a non-markup of the three long-pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to relay the views of the Committee to the Administration before the trade agreements and implementing bills are formally submitted to Congress. Click here for details.

Also on July 7, the Senate Finance Committee Senate Finance Committee passed legislation to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program and implement the South Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Click here for details.