HRES 98
109th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Central America
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Free trade
Guatemala
Honduras
Import restrictions
International Affairs
Latin America
Nicaragua
Sugar
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States.
Introduced: February 15, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) renegotiate the provisions of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) relating to access to the U.S. sugar market, so as to grant no greater access to that market than is currently enjoyed by CAFTA signatories; and (2) exclude sugar as an element of free trade negotiations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1