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
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Became law
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
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
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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