S. 3495: A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-13 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/04/2006. Report No. 109-321.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.

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Official text

A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3495, An act to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam (2006-08-18); CBO cost estimate: S. 3495, An act to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam (2006-08-18)

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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mike Crapo (R-ID)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s3495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109