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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Japan has not honored the Joint Policy Statement on Energy Cooperation as it relates to United States exports of metallurgical coal…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Japan has not honored the Joint Policy Statement on Energy Cooperation as it relates to United States exports of metallurgical coal and that the President should seek to establish an agreement with Japan for reciprocity between metallurgical coal exports and steel product imports.

Introduced: April 8, 1986 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 99th Congress
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Passed Senate
Apr 21, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 8, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 8, 1986
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that Japan has not honored the 1983 Joint Policy Statement on Energy Cooperation as it relates to Japanese imports of U.S. metallurgical coal. Urges the President to seek reciprocity by entering into negotiations with Japan to establish an agreement under which Japan will import U.S. metallurgical coal in quantities equivalent to that used in the production of Japanese steel products exported to the United States. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to report to the Congress on such negotiations by November 1, 1987.

What's happening now April 21, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 309: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Japan has not honored the Joint Policy Statement on Energy Cooperation as it relates to United States exports of metallurgical coal and that the President should seek to establish an agreement with Japan for reciprocity between metallurgical coal exports and steel product imports.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-309/
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"H. Con. Res. 309: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Japan has not honored the Joint Policy Statement on Energy Cooperation as it relates to United States exports of metallurgical coal and that the President should seek to establish an agreement with Japan for reciprocity between metallurgical coal exports and steel product imports.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-309/.
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H. Con. Res. 309, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-309/.
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[H. Con. Res. 309: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Japan has not honored the Joint Policy Statement on Energy Cooperation as it relates to United States exports of metallurgical coal and that the President should seek to establish an agreement with Japan for reciprocity between metallurgical coal exports and steel product imports.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-309/)
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