Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties
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Trade agreements such asthe NAFTA and the GATT Uruguay Round agreements have been approved by majority vote of each House of Congress rather than by twothirds vote of the Senate — that is, they have been treated as congressional-executive agreements rather than astreaties. The congressional-executive agreement has been the vehicle for implementingCongress' long-standing policy ofseeking trade benefitsfor the United States through reciprocal trade negotiations. In a succession of statutes, Congr…
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Date:
February 8, 2005
Creator:
Grimmett, Jeanne J.
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