SCONRES 21
100th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Agriculture in foreign trade
EEC countries
Exports
Foreign Trade and Investments
Oils and fats
Oilseeds
Trade agreements
Treaties
Vegetables and vegetable trade
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
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13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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
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
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.