A 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.
Latest action · Jun 21, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative to certify to Congress by August 31, 2006, 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 September 30, 2006; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture to begin negotiations with Japan to end such beef import prohibitions.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2006 to Jun 27, 2006; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Jun 23, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 27, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Jun 21, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2006Introduced in Senate
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