S 716
105th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Beef
Canada
Cattle
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Export subsidies
Federal advisory bodies
Feed grains
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
International agencies
Livestock industry
Trade negotiations
Transportation and Public Works
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 7, 1997
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1