Beef Import Act

Summary

Beef Import Act - Title I: Import Quotas - Revises the quotas on the importation of beef. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the domestic production quantity of beef each quarter in order that the import quota may be determined. Directs the Secretary to establish a system for the equitable distribution of such quota among importers. Title II: Customs Duties - Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the customs duties on beef whenever domestic production is too low to trigger the imposition of import quotas.

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Timeline

1. 2 March 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 March 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 March 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 March 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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