HCONRES 157
100th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Buy American
Canada
Coastwise shipping
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign Trade and Investments
Imports
Maintenance and repair
Marine transportation
Shipbuilding
Ships
Ships and shipping
Tariff
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations
Treaties
A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwide trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, and to support the Administration's policy in the U.S.-Canadian free trade talks that the coastwise trade not be opened to Canadian vessels.
Introduced: July 9, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Jul 13, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, State, Treasury.
Jul 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 9, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Urges the administration to continue to reject efforts by Canadian negotiators to: (1) have the U.S. cabotage trades, including the transport of energy resources, opened to Canadian vessels; and (2) eliminate the ad valorem duty on vessel repairs performed in Canadian shipyards.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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