HR 2816 · 109th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-06-08· Sponsored by Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(2005-06-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2005 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate tariffs on (thus providing duty-free treatment for) pouch tuna imported from member nations (except the Union of Myanmar) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Limits the aggregate quantity of tuna entered during any calendar year to the quantity of such duty-free imports from beneficiary nations of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Conditions eligibility on the provision and enforcement of internationally recognized worker rights and environmental protections.…

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