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Section 307 and U.S. Imports of Products of Forced Labor: Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2021-05-21 · Reports · 20,112 words · PDF available
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that as of 2016, nearly 25 million adults and children worked in forced labor, also known as labor trafficking. Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 19...
Conference Committee and Related Procedures: An Introduction
Congressional Research Service · 2021-05-21 · Reports · 5,047 words · PDF available
The House and Senate must pass the same bill or joint resolution in precisely the same form before it can be presented to the President. Once both houses have passed the same measure, they can resolve...
Instructing House Conferees
Congressional Research Service · 2021-05-21 · Reports · 1,326 words
The two houses must agree on the same final version of a bill before it can be presented to the President. The House and Senate often reach final agreement on major legislation through negotiations am...