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HR 4647 105th Congress House

Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a termination date for the embargo, to provide greater assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 1998 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign tradeCommerceCongressCongress and foreign policy
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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
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 Latest action October 6, 1998

Received in the Senate.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2606 Identical bill Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 28, 1998
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Sep 28, 1998
SMITH, NICK
· Sep 28, 1998
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 28, 1998
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Sep 26, 1998
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 26, 1998
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 26, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4647: Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4647/
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