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A concurrent resolution to reaffirm support for the maritime policy of the United States and the laws implementing it, as set forth in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and related laws…

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A concurrent resolution to reaffirm support for the maritime policy of the United States and the laws implementing it, as set forth in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and related laws; and to urge that any consideration of changes in that policy or laws be removed from the agenda of the United States-Canadian free trade negotiations.

Introduced: August 7, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Aug 7, 1987
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 7, 1987
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Declares that the Congress strongly urges that the Free Trade Area Agreement being negotiated by the United States and Canada not contain any changes in the maritime policy and laws of the United States.

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Referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 69: A concurrent resolution to reaffirm support for the maritime policy of the United States and the laws implementing it, as set forth in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and related laws; and to urge that any consideration of changes in that policy or laws be removed from the agenda of the United States-Canadian free trade negotiations.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-69/
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"S. Con. Res. 69: A concurrent resolution to reaffirm support for the maritime policy of the United States and the laws implementing it, as set forth in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and related laws; and to urge that any consideration of changes in that policy or laws be removed from the agenda of the United States-Canadian free trade negotiations.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-69/.
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S. Con. Res. 69, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-69/.
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[S. Con. Res. 69: A concurrent resolution to reaffirm support for the maritime policy of the United States and the laws implementing it, as set forth in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and related laws; and to urge that any consideration of changes in that policy or laws be removed from the agenda of the United States-Canadian free trade negotiations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SCONRES-69/)
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