House panel to take up Russia trade agreement

Published July 19, 2012 8:48pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee that oversees trade will vote next week on a Russia trade bill, giving momentum to legislation that lawmakers and business groups say is crucial to expanding U.S. exports in Russia’s growing markets.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., on Thursday announced a bipartisan agreement to advance the legislation, which would remove Cold War restrictions and grant Russia permanent normal trade relations.

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