SCONRES 98
102th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Agriculture in foreign trade
Canada
Import quotas
Poultry
Poultry industry
Tariff
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round and North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1992
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 4, 1992
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) as part of the Uruguay Round and North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations, negotiate tariffication of Canada's chicken supply management system and the elimination of processed chicken from Canada's Import Control List; (2) seek the elimination of new duties imposed by Canada on chicken imports in accordance with the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement; and (3) oppose any Canadian activity which results in lost sales for U.S. chicken exporters and restricts U.S. access to Canadian markets.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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