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

Vote Date:

September 19, 2006

Date	Location	Motion	Result	Yes	No
July 20, 2006	House	H.R. 5684: United States-Oman Free…	Pass	221	205
September 19, 2006	Senate	H.R. 5684: United States-Oman Free…	Pass	62	32

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Motion:

H.R. 5684: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (On Passage of the Bill)

Location:

Senate

Result:

Pass

62 Yes Votes
32 No Votes
6 Not Voting

Showing contributions: Jan 2001-Aug 2008 Senate

Interests who did want this bill to become law (such as Aircraft manufacturers and Beverages (non-alcoholic)) gave an average of:

$329,904 to each legislator voting Yes
$144,901 to each legislator voting No

Interests who did not want this bill to become law (such as Consumer groups and Environmental policy) gave an average of:

$36,198 to each legislator voting Yes
$43,328 to each legislator voting No

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

Comments

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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