H.RES.461: Encouraging the accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries.

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. government and the governments of other industrial countries should: (1) examine ways to accelerate the elimination or phase-out of agricultural subsidies; (2) work with their African counterparts to remove non-tariff barriers to African agricultural imports; and (3) work with the governments of least developed African countries to minimize the economic impact of an opening of...

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Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sept. 27, 2005

Introduced in the House by Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.)

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