HR 3431 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection

To improve the effectiveness of international environmental programs by coordinating international trade policy and efforts to enforce measures to protect national and international resources and the environment, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1991-09-26· Sponsored by Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(1991-10-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Declares it to be the policy of the Congress that the United States should address environmental issues during all multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations. Requires the United States Trade Representative to: (1) reform articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to reflect the national environmental laws of contracting parties and international treaties, conventions and other agreements; (2) secure a working party on trade and the environment within the GATT which would include United Nations agencies with environmental expertise such as the United Nations Environmental Program and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; and (3) take an active role in developing trade policies that make GATT more responsive to environmental concerns.…

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