HCONRES 136 · 99th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should augment his efforts to resolve trade differences with Canada, with the objective of securing agreements with Canada that would permit fair competition.

Introduced 1985-05-02· Sponsored by Rep. McKernan, John R., Jr. [R-ME-1]· House

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Latest: Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Customs, USTR, ITC.(1985-07-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a specified U.S.-Canada trade declaration should be supported as a first step toward settling trade differences with Canada; (2) the President and his trade representative should augment their efforts to negotiate with Canada in order to achieve a reciprocal trade relationship between the United States and Canada; and (3) the United States and Canada should resolve the specific impediments to trade within one year of the trade declaration. Declares that the President should report to the Congress by March 18, 1986, on the steps taken to achieve a reciprocal fair trade relationship between the United States and Canada.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans