A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and for other purposes.

Summary

Establishes a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences between the United States and Canada with respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, with particular emphasis on: (1) animal health requirements; (2) transportation differences; (3) the availability of feed grains; and (4) other market-distorting direct and indirect subsidies. Requires the Commission to report to the Congress and the Government of Canada.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 May 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4114-4115)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 May 1997 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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