Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign trade promotion.

Negotiation.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Presents background on development of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which grants the President authority to negotiate certain trade agreements and to have their implementing bills considered under expedited legislative procedures. Summarizes major provisions under the current authority, and discusses issues that are likely to arise in the debate over TPA renewal. Explores policy options available to Congress, and considers prospects for TPA renewal.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy

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