HR 4179 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.

Introduced Oct 28, 2005 Originated House Sponsor John T. Salazar D-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 28, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 28, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative to certify to Congress by December 15, 2005, that Japan is no longer prohibiting the importation of U.S. beef; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, if such certification is not made, to impose additional tariffs (which shall continue until the certification is submitted to Congress) on Japan by December 31, 2005; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture to begin negotiations with Japan to end such beef import prohibitions.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2005 to Jan 31, 2006, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-LACharlie MelanconOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalOct 28, 2005
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-CAJim CostaOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-ARMike RossOriginalOct 28, 2005
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalOct 28, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterNov 1, 2005
D-GADavid ScottNov 1, 2005
D-GAJim MarshallNov 1, 2005
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonNov 1, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerNov 3, 2005
D-NDEarl PomeroyNov 3, 2005
Show all 17 cosponsors

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 28, 2005Introduced in House
  2. Oct 28, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. Oct 28, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9365)

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1922A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.Identical billOct 26, 2005
S 3364A bill to authorize appropriate action against Japan for failing to resume the importation of United States beef in a timely manner, and for other purposes.Related billJun 29, 2006
S 3548A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.Related billJun 21, 2006
HR 5675To authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.Related billJun 22, 2006
HR 5696To respond to the unreasonable and unnecessary Japanese prohibition on the importation of United States beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the United States.Related billJun 28, 2006

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 28, 2005Introduced in House

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