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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.

Introduced: March 3, 2005 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 8, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 3, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that if the Government of Japan continues to delay in meeting its obligations under the understanding reached with the United States on October 23, 2004, to resume beef imports from the United States, the U.S. Trade Representative should immediately impose retaliatory economic measures on Japan.

What's happening now March 8, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 87 Identical bill A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 5 Republican 12
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 22, 2005
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 22, 2005
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 20, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 14, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 14, 2005
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 13, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 3, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 3, 2005
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 3, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 3, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Mar 3, 2005
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 3, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 137: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-137/
MLA
"H. Res. 137: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-137/.
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H. Res. 137, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-137/.
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