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HCONRES 252 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Canada Commerce Free trade Import quotas International Affairs Lumber trade Public Lands and Natural Resources Trade agreements Trade negotiations

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.

Introduced: February 16, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 21, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1295)
Feb 25, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 16, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement of 1996 should terminate on a specified date, with no extension or further quota agreement; and (2) the President should consult with appropriate stakeholders and continue discussions with the Government of Canada to promote open trade of softwood lumber between Canada and the United States.
What's happening now July 21, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1295)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 6, 2000
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 23, 2000
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 16, 2000
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 16, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 16, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 252: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-252/
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"H. Con. Res. 252: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-252/.
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H. Con. Res. 252, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-252/.
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