House Plans to Take Up Russian PNTR Bill in September

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) hopes to progress legislative efforts in September on granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Russia, he said in a statement. The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee have approved similar legislation to give PNTR to Russia. "Upon our return from the August constituent work period, the House is prepared to take up under suspension of the rules a bill to extend [PNTR] to Russia, combined with the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, should the Senate and President commit to support passage before the end of September."