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• Latest Action: Dec 14, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-208.

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on December 06, 2012, with a roll call of 92 ayes, 4 nays, and 4 not voting.
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• International Trademark Association

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• International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition

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• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

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• American Natural Soda Ash Corporation

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• US Council for International Business

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• General Electric

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• Ecolab

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• Business Software Alliance

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• Washington Council on International Trade

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• U.S.-Russia Business Council

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• TechAmerica

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• Semiconductor Industry Association

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• New Democrat Coalition

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• National Retail Federation

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• National Foreign Trade Council, Inc.

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• National Conference Supporting Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia

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• Heritage Foundation

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• Emergency Committee for American Trade

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• Dow Chemical Company

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• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

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• Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

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• Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade

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• Caterpillar, Inc.

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• Business Roundtable

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• Boeing

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• Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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• Alcoa

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• USA Poultry & Egg Export Council

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• U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

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• National Turkey Federation

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• National Chicken Council

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• National Oilseed Processors Association

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• US Dairy Export Council

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• National Milk Producers Federation

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• American Farm Bureau Federation

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• US Chamber of Commerce

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• American Soybean Association

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• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

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• jacecar: Russia and the World Trade Organization: Congress ... - July 28, 2012 by jacecar - Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act o ... http://bit.ly/MKnK7E. Posted by jacecar at 14:00 · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to ...

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• Congress Likely to Delay Russian Trade Bill for a Month | Epou - July 28, 2012 by Eta Phi Sports - The bills are H.R. 6156 and S. 3406. To contact the reporters on this story:Brian Wingfield in Washington at bwingfield3@bloomberg.net;James Rowley in Washington at jarowley@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor ...

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  As noted by Eta Phi Sports on July 28, 2012, "The bills are H.R. 6156 and S. 3406. To contact the reporters on this story:Brian Wingfield in Washington at bwingfield3@bloomberg.net;James Rowley in Washington at jarowley@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor ..." (/url?q=http://epou.net/%3Fp%3D42245&sa=U&ei=FAsVUKaJMIae8QTXhoEw&ved=0CC0QmAEwBA&usg=AFQjCNFKjZUQ2zyb00P-a9A_ahlm83CkyQ)
• Russia and the World Trade Organization: Congress Should Not - Blog - July 28, 2012 by Ariel Cohen - Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, by voice vote with only one “nay.” This is a step in the right direction, given that Russia will ...

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Highly Rated News Articles

• US Congressmen call on USDA to address Russian dairy trade issues - November 22, 2012 by DairyReporter - ...comes just days after the US House of Representatives, which makes and votes on the approval of federal laws in the US, passed H.R.6156. The bill has now been passed on to the US Senate. If the bill is approved by the Senate and signed into law by Presi

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  As noted by DairyReporter on November 22, 2012, "...comes just days after the US House of Representatives, which makes and votes on the approval of federal laws in the US, passed H.R.6156. The bill has now been passed on to the US Senate. If the bill is approved by the Senate and signed into law by Presi" (http://www.dairyreporter.com/Markets/US-Congressmen-call-on-USDA-to-address-Russian-dairy-trade-issues?utm_source=RSS_text_news&utm_medium=RSS%2Bfeed&utm_campaign=RSS%2BText%2BNews)
• Russia and the World Trade Organization: Congress Should Not Sacrifice Human Rights - July 27, 2012 by The Heritage Foundation - Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, by voice vote with only one “nay.” This is a step in the right direction, given that Russia will join the World Trade ...

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• Congress Likely to Delay Russian Trade Bill for a Month - July 26, 2012 by Bloomberg - The bills are H.R. 6156 and S. 3406. To contact the reporters on this story: Brian Wingfield in Washington at bwingfield3@bloomberg.net; James Rowley in Washington at jarowley@bloomberg.net

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