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HR 61 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural subsidies Agriculture and Rural Affairs Agriculture in foreign trade Canada Food and Food Industry Foreign Trade and Investments Imports Livestock Meat Swine Tariff

A bill to authorize the imposition of additional duties on swine and pork products of Canadian origin in order to offset competitive advantages resulting from any government subsidy that may be provided to Canadian swine producers.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1985
Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Apr 8, 1985
Executive Comment Received From ITC.
Feb 21, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, USDA, Customs, ITC, USTR.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine if the Canadian Government provides a subsidy to Canadian swine producers which is greater than U.S. subsidies to U.S. swine producers. Authorizes the Secretary, upon an affirmative finding, to impose additional duties on Canadian swine and pork products. Provides that the Secretary shall impose such an additional duty equal to the excess benefit of the Canadian subsidy that is conferred on such products. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to collect such duties. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate such additional duties during periods when Canada ceases to provide such subsidy.

What's happening now June 21, 1985

Executive Comment Received From Commerce.

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