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HCONRES 45 107th 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 housing affordability and ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.

Introduced: February 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2001
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Feb 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of 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, including consumers, 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 February 28, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 12, 2001
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 19, 2001
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 28, 2001
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 45: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding housing affordability and ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-45/
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"H. Con. Res. 45: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding housing affordability and ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-45/.
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H. Con. Res. 45, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-45/.
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[H. Con. Res. 45: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding housing affordability and ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-45/)
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