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SCONRES 73 105th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Europe European Union Import restrictions International Affairs Nontariff trade barriers Trade negotiations

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United States agriculture products and the elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the European Union.

Introduced: February 10, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 29, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 22, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 22, 1998
Received in the House.
May 21, 1998
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
May 21, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
May 21, 1998
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5356)
May 21, 1998
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5356)
Feb 10, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 10, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S587-588)
Feb 10, 1998
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the European Union unfairly restricts the importation of U.S. agricultural products; (2) the elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority of any current or future trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union; and (3) the U.S. Trade Representative should not engage in any trade negotiations with the European Union that undermine U.S. ability to achieve such elimination.

What's happening now May 29, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1