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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the proposal by the European Community for the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils and urging the…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the proposal by the European Community for the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils and urging the President to take strong and immediate countermeasures should such a tax be implemented to the detriment of United States exports of oilseeds and products and inconsistently with the European Community's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Introduced: February 19, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Apr 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 30, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 26, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 39.
Mar 26, 1987
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 39.
Mar 26, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Mar 23, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.
Mar 23, 1987
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Bentsen without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 18, 1987
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 19, 1987
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 19, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the administration should: (1) oppose the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils in the European Community; (2) continue its efforts to ensure that such a tax is not established; and (3) notify the European Community that the United States will view establishment of such a tax as inconsistent with the European Community's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and as an action that will result in the adoption of strong and immediate countermeasures.

What's happening now April 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 19, 1987
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 19, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 21: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the proposal by the European Community for the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils and urging the President to take strong and immediate countermeasures should such a tax be implemented to the detriment of United States exports of oilseeds and products and inconsistently with the European Community's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-21/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 21: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the proposal by the European Community for the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils and urging the President to take strong and immediate countermeasures should such a tax be implemented to the detriment of United States exports of oilseeds and products and inconsistently with the European Community's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-21/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Con. Res. 21, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-21/.
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[S. Con. Res. 21: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the proposal by the European Community for the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils and urging the President to take strong and immediate countermeasures should such a tax be implemented to the detriment of United States exports of oilseeds and products and inconsistently with the European Community's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-21/)
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