HRES 224 · 106th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on agricultural trade negotiations.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(1999-07-01)
Plain Language Summary
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should adopt certain trade negotiating objectives, including: (1) the initiation of a round of multilateral trade negotiations that continues to reform agricultural and food trade policy and increases trade liberalization in agriculture and food; (2) the elimination of all export subsidies and nontariff barriers to trade, including tightening of rules for their circumvention; (3) the elimination of state trading enterprises; (4) the accelerated resolution of trade disputes and prompt enforcement of dispute panels of the World Trade Organization (WTO); (5) the provision of food security for importing nations by ensuring access to supplies through a commitment by WTO member countries not to restrict or prohibit the export of agricultural products; and (6) the establishment of WTO rules that will allow developing countries to graduate to full participation in, and obligations under, the WTO.…
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Cosponsors (20)
7 Democrats13 Republicans