HR 4179 · 109th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
To authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2005-10-28)
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Directs: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative to certify to Congress by December 15, 2005, that Japan is no longer prohibiting the importation of U.S. beef; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, if such certification is not made, to impose additional tariffs (which shall continue until the certification is submitted to Congress) on Japan by December 31, 2005; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture to begin negotiations with Japan to end such beef import prohibitions.…
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Cosponsors (17)
13 Democrats4 Republicans