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HR 1088 99th Congress House

Canadian Softwood Import Control Act

Official title: A bill to impose quantitative limitations on the importation of Canadian softwood for a five year period, to require an investigation, report and recommendatio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to impose quantitative limitations on the importation of Canadian softwood for a five year period, to require an investigation, report and recommendations on the management of the National Forest System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 19, 1985 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CanadaForeign Trade and InvestmentsForest managementForests and forest products
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Import restrictionsImportsLumber tradeNational forests
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 1985
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Jul 12, 1985
Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Jun 26, 1985
Executive Comment Received From Treasury.
Jun 25, 1985
Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Apr 22, 1985
Executive Comment Received From ITC.
Apr 3, 1985
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-37 (Part I).
Mar 20, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Mar 20, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 19, 1985
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 19, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 12, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on General Oversight, Northwest Power, and Forest Management.
Feb 21, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, USDA, Customs, ITC, USTR.
Feb 20, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 14, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Feb 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 1985

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Canadian Softwood Import Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to impose a limit on the amount of certain Canadian softwood articles (provided for in the Tariff Schedules of the United States) that may be entered into the United States for a five-year period. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of Canadian softwood that may be entered into the United States for such period. Requires the Secretary to certify such determinations and any intra-annual adjustments to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the relationship between softwood imports and management of the National Forest System and report the findings and recommendations to specified congressional committees.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1088: Canadian Softwood Import Control Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1088/
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"H.R. 1088: Canadian Softwood Import Control Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1088/.
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H.R. 1088, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1088/.
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