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SCONRES 88 105th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Automobile industry Automobile parts industry Commerce Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dispute settlement East Asia Economics and Public Finance Free trade Glass and glass industry Government regulation International Affairs International agencies Japan Nontariff trade barriers Paper and paper products Photographic film Public Lands and Natural Resources

A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

Introduced: April 2, 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
Jul 17, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 17, 1998
Held at the desk.
Jul 17, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 17, 1998
Received in the House.
Jul 16, 1998
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 16, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 16, 1998
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8420-8421)
Jul 16, 1998
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 2, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 2, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3157-3158)
Apr 2, 1998
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,210 — To make clarifying amendments. Agreed to Jul 16, 1998
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon the Government of Japan to: (1) live up to the standards it has set for open competitive markets; and (2) fully implement the representations that it made to a dispute settlement panel of the World Trade Organization regarding deregulation, transparency, nondiscrimination, open distribution systems, and vigorous enforcement of competition laws with respect to consumer photographic film and paper as well as other sectors, such as autos and auto parts, glass, and telecommunications, that face similar market access barriers there.

Urges the President, the United States Trade Representative, and other appropriate officers of the executive branch to exercise fully existing authority to achieve these objectives.

Requests the President to report periodically to the Congress on progress in eliminating market restrictions in Japan for consumer photographic film and paper.

What's happening now July 17, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 233 Identical bill Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and oth…
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 8, 1998
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 4, 1998
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 4, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 88: A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SCONRES-88/
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"S. Con. Res. 88: A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SCONRES-88/.
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S. Con. Res. 88, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SCONRES-88/.
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[S. Con. Res. 88: A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SCONRES-88/)
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