Russian PNTR Bill to be Introduced in House
Lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee said they plan to introduce HR-6156, legislation that would grant permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia. The Senate Finance Committee approved a similar bill July 18. While a review of the…
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Senate Finance Committee’s actual legislative text is still pending, the bill is expected to mirror that Committee’s version of Russia PNTR, said the committee in a press release. Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) also said the Committee will mark up the legislation next week. The bill will be introduced by Camp, Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.), and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas). (See ITT's Online Archives 12071912 for summary of the Senate Finance bill.)