HRES 257
102th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Agriculture in foreign trade
EEC countries
Nontariff trade barriers
Oilseeds
Trade agreements
To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding enforcement of the oilseeds GATT panel ruling against the European Community.
Introduced: October 23, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States Trade Representative should take action under the Trade Act of 1974 to compensate for any trade losses caused by the European Community's (EC) failure to adopt by October 31, 1991, a new oilseeds regime that conforms with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) panel oilseed ruling; and (2) such actions should remain in effect until the EC's oilseed regime conforms with its GATT obligations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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