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S 2208 112th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural trade Canada Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Trade restrictions

A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.

Introduced: March 20, 2012 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 20, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Export Apple Act to permit apples to be exported to Canada in bulk bins (a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds) without complying with certain inspection and certification requirements.

What's happening now March 20, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2208: A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2208/
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"S. 2208: A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2208/.
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S. 2208, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2208/.
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