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Emergency Lumber Act of 1995

Introduced: December 18, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.
Dec 22, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Dec 18, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 18, 1995
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Lumber Act of 1995 - Imposes a 25 percent ad valorem duty on imported Canadian wood and lumber products.

Requires the administering authority to initiate a countervailing duty investigation with respect to such products.

Declares that the President is authorized to negotiate with free trade area countries for the purpose of entering into an agreement to modify certain terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement to provide: (1) that the exclusive review by binational panels shall not apply to antidumping and countervailing duty determinations involving their merchandise; and (2) that such determinations shall be subject to judicial review in the same manner as determinations made with respect to non-free trade area countries.

Declares further that: (1) such negotiations shall not affect the rights of the United States or a free trade area country to apply its domestic antidumping and countervailing duty laws to the imports of another country; and (2) if an agreement has been entered into pursuant to such negotiations, the President shall submit implementing legislation to the Congress.

Extends "fast track" procedures to such legislation.

Applies the requirements of this Act to goods from Canada or Mexico.

What's happening now January 3, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1