Permanent Non-Trade Relations for Russia Act

Bill: 117-hr-7172
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2022-03-18
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Europe

Free trade and trade barriers

International organizations and cooperation

Russia

Tariffs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Permanent Non-Trade Relations for Russia Act or the P.N.T.R. for Russia Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the President from providing normal trade relations treatment to any article imported from Russia.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to submit a report to Congress that describes the manner in which the USTR plans to (1) obtain support of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to call for the removal of Russia from the WTO, and (2) increase international support among WTO members to remove normal trade relations status for Russia.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7172 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2022 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit products imported from Russia to receive normal trade relations treatment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent Non-Trade Relations for Russia Act or the P.N.T.R. for Russia Act . 2. Prohibition on extending normal trade relations treatment to Russia Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not provide normal trade relations treatment to any article imported into the United States from the Russian Federation. 3. Applicability The prohibition under section 2 shall begin on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to all articles imported into the United States from the Russian Federation on and after such date of enactment. Nothing in this Act may be construed to provide for any delay in such applicability after such date of enactment. 4. Report (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the manner in which the Trade Representative plans to— (1) obtain the support of at least three-fourths of all countries that are members of the World Trade Organization to pursue the adoption of an amendment calling for the removal of the Russian Federation from such Organization; and (2) increase international support among members of the Organization to remove normal trade relations status for the Russian Federation. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (c) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.