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SRES 115 103th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Agriculture in foreign trade Cargo preference Democracy Food relief Foreign Trade and International Finance Free enterprise International competitiveness Marine transportation Merchant ships Russian Republic Shipping rates

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to eliminate price-gouging in the transportation of food assistance to Russia.

Introduced: May 28, 1993 See on congress.gov
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May 28, 1993
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
May 28, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6879)
May 28, 1993
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that, with respect to food assistance provided by the U.S. Government to Russia, the President should immediately exercise the temporary waiver authority of the cargo preference requirement of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and permit Federal agencies to accept only bids that are competitive on the world market.

What's happening now May 28, 1993

Referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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