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Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas.

Introduced: July 17, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 17, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that any disapproval by the European Commission of the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell-Douglas would constitute an unwarranted and unprecedented interference in a U.S. business transaction that would threaten thousands of American aerospace jobs. Urges the President to take appropriate actions to protect U.S. interests.

What's happening now July 17, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 17, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 117: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-117/
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"H. Con. Res. 117: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-117/.
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H. Con. Res. 117, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-117/.
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[H. Con. Res. 117: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-117/)
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