S. 3225: Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act
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S. 3225: Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act
112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-23 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-05-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act
Plain summary
Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to provide access to documents, including classified materials, regarding trade agreement negotiations to which the United States is a party and policies advanced by the USTR to any Member of Congress who requests such documents as well as Member staff with proper security clearances.
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Official text
Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 3 cosponsors
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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3225.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s3225 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112