House nears vote on wide-ranging trade bill
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Tuesday moved closer to a vote on a wide-ranging package of  trade legislation, as lawmakers scrambled to finish their work  for the year.
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The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on a pretexting bill that would allow the FTC to fine companies that engage in the practice.
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Congressional Democrats called on Tuesday for the Bush administration to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce the record U.S. trade deficit, including action against what they called trade barriers and unfair trade practices in China, Japan and the European Union.
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The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would require a paper record for electronic voting machines.
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U.S. House of Representatives  Republican leaders pushed ahead on Thursday with plans to pass  their version of a spy agency overhaul despite warnings that  controversial immigration provisions could snarl the bill in a  showdown with the Senate.
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If House GOP leaders would allow a vote on post-Sept. 11 legislation overhauling the nation's intelligence community, it would easily pass, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle predicted Sunday.
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Legislation that would allow the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek civil penalties against businesses that obtain personal data under false pretenses may soon get a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A bill to allow workers to form  unions by signing up, instead of voting, advanced in the U.S.  House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Bush  administration threatened to veto it.
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Key House panel is all for introducing a patent reform bill, but agreeing on details could prove a daunting task.
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WASHINGTON The White House and lawmakers are getting close to agreement on a 388 (b) billion-dollar spending measure that could be ready for votes today.
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Support is growing in Congress for free trade agreements with Peru, Panama and even Colombia because of a deal congressional leaders reached earlier this year with the Bush administration, several Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday.
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Two U.S. senators urged President  George W. Bush on Friday to push for swift approval of a  Vietnam trade bill held up by textile industry concerns and  election-year politics.
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U.S. Trade Representative Susan  Schwab urged House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and  other Democrats to honor a deal with the White House and vote  this month on a free trade agreement with Peru.
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Bill aimed at companies with presence in America could result in trade war, say diplomats.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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Unable to agree on sweeping ethics legislation, the House this week will try to pass a narrower bill to shed light on pet projects that lawmakers tuck into spending and tax bills.
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A year of rhetoric, lobbying, veto threats and negotiations ended yesterday as the House of Representatives voted 314 to 100 to pass an energy bill that President Bush is to sign this morning. The bill will raise fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, order a massive increase in the use of...