H.R.5684 - Oman free trade agreement Sponsor: John Boehner / 109th Congress

Title
109th Congress - To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
Summary
To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement. (by CRS)
Status
The bill has become law.

Contributions for May 2008 - June 2008 to John Boehner

Organization of contributorInterest Group of contributorPosition of organizations in the interest groupAmountDatesort iconLegislator (recipient)
HACKMAN FINANCIAL GROUPFinance, Insurance & Real EstateSupport$2505/14/2008Boehner
HAWTHORNE GROUPFinance, Insurance & Real EstateSupport$5005/21/2008Boehner
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALSPharmaceutical manufacturingSupport$5,0005/30/2008Boehner
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALSPharmaceutical manufacturingSupport$1,5006/3/2008Boehner
FINANCEFinance, Insurance & Real EstateSupport$1,0006/19/2008Boehner
CLARION CAPITAL PARTNERSFinance, Insurance & Real EstateSupport$1,0006/19/2008Boehner
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSNHealth & welfare policyOppose$2,3006/24/2008Boehner
DOW CHEMICALChemicalsSupport$2,5006/27/2008Boehner
GLAXOSMITHKLINEPharmaceutical manufacturingSupport$3,0006/30/2008Boehner
ROYAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENTFinance, Insurance & Real EstateSupport$2,0006/30/2008Boehner

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

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Free-trade agreement with Oman to promote economic growth and liberalization by Angela Xu, Jul 31, 2008 (8:04pm)

Under the terms of this bill, all bilateral trade in consumer and industrial products between Oman and the US would become duty-free. Supporters say that free trade with Oman would increase economic opportunities for the US, as well as help pave the way for economic liberalization in Oman. Above all, it would supposedly strengthen relations with a strategic country in the Middle East. In a signing statement, President Bush stated that the free-trade agreement (FTA) with Oman was one more step in a plan to create a Middle East Free Trade Area, following FTAs with Bahrain and Morocco. However, opponents argue that forcing American workers to compete with Omani workers who toil under slave labor conditions is unfair.

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