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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to support national and international efforts to protect…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to support national and international efforts to protect the world environment, and that the President should oppose certain actions under such Agreement which discourages protection of the environment and wildlife by the United States.

Introduced: October 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 23, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to support the world environment and world wildlife by discouraging trade in goods and services harmful to them; and (2) oppose any GATT action which impinges on the ability of the United States to protect them.

What's happening now November 26, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 29, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 29, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 23, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 23, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 23, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 23, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 227: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to support national and international efforts to protect the world environment, and that the President should oppose certain actions under such Agreement which discourages protection of the environment and wildlife by the United States.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-227/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 227: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to support national and international efforts to protect the world environment, and that the President should oppose certain actions under such Agreement which discourages protection of the environment and wildlife by the United States.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-227/.
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H. Con. Res. 227, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-227/.
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[H. Con. Res. 227: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to support national and international efforts to protect the world environment, and that the President should oppose certain actions under such Agreement which discourages protection of the environment and wildlife by the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-227/)
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