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- H.CON.RES.40
H.CON.RES.40: Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 23, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 24, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
14 (4 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 23, 2017
Bill Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek the elimination of all subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by any foreign country that: exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar in 2014, 2015, or 2016, or has in effect a free trade agreement with the United States. Urges the President to: report to Congress detailed information about how any of such country has eliminated such subsidies; and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 24, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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| March 23, 2017 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| March 23, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| March 23, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| March 23, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) |