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Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998

Introduced: September 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1998
Received in the Senate.
Oct 5, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 5, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 5, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 5, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 5, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9503-9507)
Oct 5, 1998
Mr. Ewing moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 26, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 26, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the President, if he or she takes action to embargo the export under an export sales contract of an agricultural commodity to a country that is not part of an embargo on all exports to the country, to report to the Congress, not later than five days after imposing the embargo, on the reasons for such embargo and its proposed duration. Sets forth congressional procedures for termination of the embargo.

Specifies plant nutrient materials among the agricultural commodities whose export the President may not prohibit or curtail if: (1) the export sales contract for such materials is entered into before he or she announces an action that would otherwise prohibit or curtail their export; and (2) the contract terms require delivery of the materials within 270 days after the date of the suspension of trade is imposed.

What's happening now October 6, 1998

Received in the Senate.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3