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.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
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
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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.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 115: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to eliminate price-gouging in the transportation of food assistance to Russia.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SRES-115/
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