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S 716 105th Congress Senate

A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between…

Official title: A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincia… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 1997 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural subsidiesAgriculture in foreign tradeAnimalsBeef
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 7, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4114-4115)
May 7, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 7, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the United States and Canada with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, with particular emphasis on: (1) animal health requirements; (2) transportation differences; (3) the availability of feed grains; and (4) other market-distorting direct and indirect subsidies. Requires the Commission to report to the Congress and the Government of Canada.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 14, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 716: A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-716/
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"S. 716: A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-716/.
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S. 716, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-716/.
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[S. 716: A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-716/)
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