HR 4179
109th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Agriculture and Food
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
East Asia
Exports
Import restrictions
Imports
Japan
Meat
Tariff
Trade negotiations
To authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.
Introduced: October 28, 2005
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Oct 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 28, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9365)
Oct 28, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative to certify to Congress by December 15, 2005, that Japan is no longer prohibiting the importation of U.S. beef; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, if such certification is not made, to impose additional tariffs (which shall continue until the certification is submitted to Congress) on Japan by December 31, 2005; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture to begin negotiations with Japan to end such beef import prohibitions.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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