Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the use by United States trading partners of certain nontariff trade barriers that wrongfully inhibit access of American products to foreign markets.

Summary

Declares that is is the sense of the Congress that: (1) any attempt by a U.S. trading partner to burden or restrict the foreign trade of the United States through the use of unfounded claims (such as those made by South Korea regarding chemicals in American grapefruits) against the health or safety of American products will be considered a nontariff trade barrier and will not be tolerated; (2) the use of any such barrier shall be considered as damaging to future U.S. trade relations with the offending country; and (3) the United States and its trading partners should seek to establish internationally accepted testing and inspection methods in order to eliminate the prospect of such nontariff trade barriers in the future.

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Timeline

1. 3 August 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 August 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 August 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 September 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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