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H. Con. Res. 186 101st Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the use by United States trading partners of certain nontariff trade barriers that wrongfully inhibit access of American products to foreign markets.

Introduced: August 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture in foreign tradeCitrus fruitsExportsFood contamination
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International cooperationNontariff trade barriersPesticide residues in food
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Sep 8, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that is is the sense of the Congress that: (1) any attempt by a U.S. trading partner to burden or restrict the foreign trade of the United States through the use of unfounded claims (such as those made by South Korea regarding chemicals in American grapefruits) against the health or safety of American products will be considered a nontariff trade barrier and will not be tolerated; (2) the use of any such barrier shall be considered as damaging to future U.S. trade relations with the offending country; and (3) the United States and its trading partners should seek to establish internationally accepted testing and inspection methods in order to eliminate the prospect of such nontariff trade barriers in the future.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 186: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the use by United States trading partners of certain nontariff trade barriers that wrongfully inhibit access of American products to foreign markets.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-186/
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"H. Con. Res. 186: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the use by United States trading partners of certain nontariff trade barriers that wrongfully inhibit access of American products to foreign markets.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-186/.
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H. Con. Res. 186, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-186/.
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