HR 4647 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-09-26· Sponsored by Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(1998-10-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the President, if he or she takes action to embargo the export under an export sales contract of an agricultural commodity to a country that is not part of an embargo on all exports to the country, to report to the Congress, not later than five days after imposing the embargo, on the reasons for such embargo and its proposed duration. Sets forth congressional procedures for termination of the embargo. Specifies plant nutrient materials among the agricultural commodities whose export the President may not prohibit or curtail if: (1) the export sales contract for such materials is entered into before he or she announces an action that would otherwise prohibit or curtail their export; and (2) the contract terms require delivery of the materials within 270 days after the date of the suspension of trade is imposed.…

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Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans