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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should augment his efforts to resolve trade differences with Canada, with the objective of securing agreements with…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should augment his efforts to resolve trade differences with Canada, with the objective of securing agreements with Canada that would permit fair competition.

Introduced: May 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 25, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Customs, USTR, ITC.
May 9, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
May 2, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 2, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a specified U.S.-Canada trade declaration should be supported as a first step toward settling trade differences with Canada; (2) the President and his trade representative should augment their efforts to negotiate with Canada in order to achieve a reciprocal trade relationship between the United States and Canada; and (3) the United States and Canada should resolve the specific impediments to trade within one year of the trade declaration. Declares that the President should report to the Congress by March 18, 1986, on the steps taken to achieve a reciprocal fair trade relationship between the United States and Canada.

What's happening now July 25, 1985

Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Customs, USTR, ITC.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 25, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 136: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should augment his efforts to resolve trade differences with Canada, with the objective of securing agreements with Canada that would permit fair competition.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-136/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 136: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should augment his efforts to resolve trade differences with Canada, with the objective of securing agreements with Canada that would permit fair competition.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-136/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 136, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-136/.
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[H. Con. Res. 136: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should augment his efforts to resolve trade differences with Canada, with the objective of securing agreements with Canada that would permit fair competition.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-136/)
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