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| bill_id | congress | bill_type | bill_number | title | policy_area | introduced_date ▲ | latest_action_date | latest_action_text | origin_chamber | sponsor_name | sponsor_state | sponsor_party | sponsor_bioguide_id | cosponsor_count | summary_text | update_date | url |
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| 119-sres-598 | 119 | sres | 598 | A resolution condemning and calling for the reversal of President Trump's decision to allow the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite significant risks to national security and just months after the United Arab Emirates signed a secret $500,000,000 deal to buy close to a majority stake in the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2026-02-05 | 2026-02-05 | Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S513) | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 3 | 2026-02-09T20:06:03Z | ||
| 119-sres-281 | 119 | sres | 281 | A resolution commemorating the 95th anniversary of the enactment of the Tariff Act of 1930. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2025-06-17 | 2025-06-17 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S3437-3438) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 3 | 2025-07-22T12:40:53Z | ||
| 118-sres-445 | 118 | sres | 445 | A resolution recognizing the importance of the economic relationship between the United States and Israel and affirming that trade facilitated by the United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement is a tool to support the economy of Israel during the conflict with Hamas. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-06 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5803; text: 11/02/2023 CR S5342) | Senate | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | TN | R | B001243 | 26 | 2025-12-05T09:02:43Z | ||
| 118-sres-202 | 118 | sres | 202 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve significant reforms to the rules of the World Trade Organization in order to promote the advancement of truly developing countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-05-09 | 2023-05-09 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1569) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States must lead efforts to reform the rules of the World Trade Organization for special and differential treatment to ensure those rules promote advancement for truly developing countries. | 2024-04-17T23:51:39Z | |
| 118-sres-155 | 118 | sres | 155 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure that the United States values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2023-03-30 | 2023-03-30 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1105-1106) | Senate | Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] | IN | R | Y000064 | 5 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate and enforce rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy. | 2024-04-17T23:51:37Z | |
| 117-sres-727 | 117 | sres | 727 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure that the United States values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2022-07-28 | 2022-07-28 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S3785-3786) | Senate | Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] | IN | R | Y000064 | 5 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate and enforce rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy. | 2023-05-11T15:31:06Z | |
| 117-sres-287 | 117 | sres | 287 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve significant reforms to the rules of the World Trade Organization in order to promote the advancement of truly developing countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-24 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4783) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States must lead efforts to reform the rules of the World Trade Organization for special and differential treatment to ensure those rules promote advancement for truly developing countries. | 2022-12-31T05:25:31Z | |
| 117-sres-134 | 117 | sres | 134 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should work with the Government of the United Kingdom to conclude negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that the President should work with the President of the European Commission to conclude negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-03-24 | 2022-05-25 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2699) | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 12 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, in consultation with Congress, should work to conclude negotiations for comprehensive trade agreements between the United States and the United Kingdom and between the United States and the European Union. | 2023-01-11T13:48:57Z | |
| 117-sres-101 | 117 | sres | 101 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, while the United States finds value and usefulness in the World Trade Organization in fulfilling the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century, significant reforms at the World Trade Organization are needed and the United States must therefore continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve those reforms. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2021-03-09 | 2021-03-09 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1431) | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in need of significant reforms and that the United States, acting through the U.S. Trade Representative, must lead efforts to achieve such reforms. Specifically, the Senate urges reforms to the negotiating and dispute settlement functions of the WTO, as well as to the rules for special and differential treatment for disadvantaged countries. | 2023-01-11T13:48:58Z | |
| 116-sres-804 | 116 | sres | 804 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7634) | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 25 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should begin negotiations to join a free trade agreement with Taiwan. | 2023-01-11T13:43:45Z | |
| 116-sres-651 | 116 | sres | 651 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, while the United States finds value and usefulness in the World Trade Organization in fulfilling the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century, significant reforms at the World Trade Organization are needed and the United States must therefore continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve those reforms. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4232-4233) | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in need of significant reforms and that the United States, acting through the U.S. Trade Representative, must lead efforts to achieve such reforms. Specifically, the Senate urges reforms to the negotiating and dispute settlement functions of the WTO, as well as to the rules for special and differential treatment for disadvantaged countries. | 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z | |
| 116-sres-506 | 116 | sres | 506 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Tunisia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2020-02-27 | 2020-02-27 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1225) | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 1 | This resolution urges the United States to begin negotiations to enter a free trade agreement with Tunisia. | 2022-02-08T23:15:43Z | |
| 116-sres-137 | 116 | sres | 137 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should work with the Government of the United Kingdom to prepare for a future free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-02 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2194) | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, with the support of Congress, should prepare for a future trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. | 2022-11-01T18:47:24Z | |
| 115-sres-143 | 115 | sres | 143 | A resolution supporting fair and equitable grading treatment for exports of United States wheat products to Canada. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2017-04-25 | 2017-04-25 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2535) | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: Canada should grade Canadian produced wheat in the same manner as U.S. produced wheat and be fair to U.S. agricultural producers, and the President should examine whether Canadian wheat grading laws adhere to trade agreements and insist on full access for U.S. wheat exporters to the Canadian market. | 2023-01-11T13:36:53Z | |
| 113-sres-601 | 113 | sres | 601 | A resolution recognizing 35 years of cooperation in science and technology between the United States and the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6790) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 3 | Recognizes the cooperation in science and technology between the governments of the United States and China since 1979. Emphasizes the importance of open markets, intellectual property rights, and the free exchange of information to the development of science and technology. Supports the principles of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology, done at Washington January 31, 1979, to which both countries remain committed. | 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z | |
| 112-sres-218 | 112 | sres | 218 | A resolution encouraging the United States Trade Representative to establish and articulate a strategy for initiating negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-06-29 | 2011-06-29 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4235-4236) | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should establish and articulate a strategy for initiating negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); and (2) any pending bilateral issues between the United States and Burma should not deter the United States from negotiating free trade agreements with other ASEAN nations, nor should the United States encourage trade with Burma, absent significant reforms within that country. | 2023-01-11T13:22:50Z | |
| 112-sres-111 | 112 | sres | 111 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of a system of global taxation and regulation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-03-29 | 2011-03-29 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1937-1938) | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of: (1) innovative financing mechanisms or global taxes; (2) an international system of government bailouts for the financial sector; (3) a global cap-and-trade system or other climate regulations that would punish businesses in, and limit the competitiveness of, the United States; and (4) a global tax system that would violate U.S. sovereignty. | 2019-02-20T22:46:58Z | |
| 112-sres-20 | 112 | sres | 20 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately approve the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2011-01-25 | 2011-01-25 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S243-244) | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 18 | Recognizes that the implementation of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement will create jobs in the United States, increase export opportunities for U.S. businesses and agricultural producers, and further develop cross-cultural business relationships between the United States and South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Expresses the sense of the Senate that it is in the security, economic, and diplomatic interests of the United States to enhance relationships with such countries by immediately approving such trade agreements. | 2023-01-11T13:20:42Z | |
| 111-sres-544 | 111 | sres | 544 | A resolution supporting increased market access for exports of United States beef and beef products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-05-27 | 2010-05-27 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4560-4562; text as passed Senate: CR S5461-4562; text of measure as introduced: CR S4555-4556) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) sanitary measures affecting trade in beef and beef products between the United States and China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Mexico, and Vietnam should be based on science; (2) since banning U.S. beef in December 2003, such countries have failed to comply with internationally-recognized World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) scientific guidelines with respect to U.S. beef and beef products; (3) these countries should fully comply with such guidelines, and open their markets to U.S. beef product exporters; and (4) the President should continue to insist on full access for U.S. beef product exporters to the markets of such countries. | 2017-12-13T21:31:14Z | |
| 111-sres-461 | 111 | sres | 461 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of a system of global taxation and regulation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-18 | 2010-03-18 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1753-1754) | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of: (1) an international system of government bailouts for the financial sector; (2) a global cap-and-trade system or other climate regulations that would punish businesses in the United States and limit the competitiveness of the United States; and (3) a global tax system that would violate U.S. sovereignty. | 2023-01-11T13:16:10Z | |
| 111-sres-452 | 111 | sres | 452 | A resolution supporting increased market access for exports of United States beef and beef products to Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1463) | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 29 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should insist on increased access to Japanese markets by U.S. exporters of beef and beef products. | 2023-01-11T13:16:10Z | |
| 111-sres-388 | 111 | sres | 388 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding unfair and discriminatory measures of the Government of Japan in failing to apply the Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program to vehicles made by United States automakers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-20 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S56) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to continue to negotiate with Japan to eliminate the unfair and discriminatory measures of Japan's Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (scrappage program); and (2) if the USTR is unable to obtain a satisfactory agreement with Japan, the USTR shall initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations. | 2023-01-11T13:16:40Z | |
| 111-sres-362 | 111 | sres | 362 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the United States Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose making any loans to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda until that Government cooperates with the United States and compensates the victims of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-11-30 | 2009-11-30 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12012) | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the U.S. Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to ensure that any loan made by the IMF or the World Bank to the government of Antigua and Barbuda is conditioned on providing complete redress to the victims of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. | 2023-01-11T13:17:03Z | |
| 111-sres-311 | 111 | sres | 311 | A resolution encouraging the United States Trade Representative to pursue a free trade agreement between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-10-13 | 2009-10-13 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10372) | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should establish a strategy for initiating negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); and (2) any pending bilateral issues between the United States and Burma should not deter the United States from negotiating free trade agreements with other ASEAN nations, nor should the United States encourage trade with Burma, absent significant reforms within that country. | 2023-01-11T13:17:22Z | |
| 111-sres-206 | 111 | sres | 206 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-06-25 | 2009-06-25 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7100) | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 7 | Recognizes the historic successes achieved by the President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, in rebuilding the Government of Colombia, strengthening Colombian institutions, and solidifying its rule of law. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it is in the national security interests of the United States to deepen its relationship with Colombia; and (2) the United States should implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement immediately. | 2023-01-11T13:18:33Z | |
| 111-sres-136 | 111 | sres | 136 | A bill expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the country of Georgia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-05-07 | 2009-05-07 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5295) | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Georgia. | 2023-01-11T13:18:57Z | |
| 111-sres-76 | 111 | sres | 76 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States and the People's Republic of China should work together to reduce or eliminate tariff and nontariff barriers to trade in clean energy and environmental goods and services. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-03-18 | 2009-03-18 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3377) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) should work to reduce or eliminate tariff and nontariff barriers to trade in clean energy and environmental goods and services and, through the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), reach a multilateral agreement to reduce or eliminate such barriers; and (2) reduction or elimination of such barriers will allow the United States, China, and other countries to deploy clean energy technologies to meet global environmental challenges. | 2023-01-11T13:19:39Z | |
| 111-sres-77 | 111 | sres | 77 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States and the People's Republic of China should negotiate a bilateral agreement on clean energy cooperation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2009-03-18 | 2009-03-18 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3377) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) should negotiate a bilateral agreement on clean energy cooperation; and (2) such an agreement would signal the world community that the United States is ready to lead an effort to mitigate global climate change. | 2023-01-11T13:19:39Z | |
| 110-sres-417 | 110 | sres | 417 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-12-19 | 2007-12-19 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16017) | Senate | Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] | NE | R | H001028 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue to work with Mongolia to expand bilateral trade opportunities and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:15:23Z | |
| 110-sres-241 | 110 | sres | 241 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should reaffirm the commitments of the United States to the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and to pursuing trade policies that promote access to affordable medicines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-06-20 | 2007-06-20 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8088-8089) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 5 | Urges the United States to: (1) honor U.S. commitments made in the 2001 World Trade Organization Doha Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health, which allows World Trade Organization (WTO) members to fully use the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement to protect public health and promote access to medicines for all; (2) not place countries on the "Special 301" Priority Watch List for exercising such flexibilites, such as issuing compulsory licenses to obtain generic medicines; (3) not ask developing nations that are trading partners to adopt measures to protect public health intellectual property rights in excess of protections required in the TRIPS Agreement; and (4) support new global norms for promoting medical research and development. | 2023-01-12T17:52:43Z | |
| 110-sres-33 | 110 | sres | 33 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should expand its relationship with the Republic of Georgia by commencing negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2007-01-18 | 2007-01-18 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S779) | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should commence negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of Georgia. | 2023-01-11T20:03:50Z | |
| 109-sres-632 | 109 | sres | 632 | A resolution urging the United States and the European Union to work together to strengthen the transatlantic market. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2006-12-08 | 2006-12-09 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text as passed Senate: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/8/2006 S11791) | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports efforts by the United States and the European Union to fulfill commitments made in recent summits to implement all aspects of the United States-European Union Initiative to Enhance Transatlantic Economic Integration and Growth. Calls upon the leadership of the United States and the European Union to identify and eliminate unnecessary regulatory compliance costs and non-tariff barriers to trade and investment at an accelerated pace. Urges such parties at the 2007 United States-European Union Summit to agree to a target date of 2015 for completing the transatlantic market and a study of existing obstacles to creating a transatlantic market that includes estimates of the costs of existing barriers to trade and investment and a timetable for removing those barriers. | 2018-02-03T18:52:08Z | |
| 109-sres-459 | 109 | sres | 459 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United States participation and agreement in the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2006-05-02 | 2006-05-02 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3900-3901) | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should not be a signatory to any agreement or protocol with respect to the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, unless: (1) a nonagricultural market access (NAMA) agreement would lead to a significant reduction or elimination of the substantial inequities in the average level of industrial tariff rates of all WTO members; (2) substantial increases in market access and U.S. exports are achieved through reductions in average tariff rates applied to manufactured goods; (3) sectoral tariff agreements are included that would result in a significant number of countries eliminating tariffs on products and in sectors that would increase U.S. exports; and (4) real new market access is achieved through the dismantling of nontariff barriers, particularly in sectors of primary importance to American manufacturers. | 2023-01-13T04:50:52Z | |
| 109-sres-270 | 109 | sres | 270 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between the Chinese yuan and the United States dollar. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-10-06 | 2005-10-06 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/7/2005 S11238-11239) | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should instruct the U.S. Executive Director to the International Monetary Fund to bring a general complaint under the International Monetary Fund's Articles of Agreement against the People's Republic of China (PRC) for manipulating the rate of exchange of its currency against other currencies to gain an unfair trade advantage and to prevent effective balance of payment adjustments. | 2023-01-13T04:49:46Z | |
| 109-sres-169 | 109 | sres | 169 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to free trade negotiations that could adversely impact consumers of sugar in the United States as well as United States agriculture and the broader economy of the United States | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-06-13 | 2005-06-13 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6419) | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should negotiate and sign free trade agreements that are comprehensive in scope in order to ensure that the entire U.S. economy can benefit from new market opportunities provided by such agreements. | 2019-11-15T21:52:49Z | |
| 109-sres-142 | 109 | sres | 142 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-05-16 | 2005-05-16 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5230) | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Trade Representative should immediately initiate a case (regarding violations of intellectual property rights) against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process. | 2023-01-13T04:48:03Z | |
| 109-sres-100 | 109 | sres | 100 | A resolution disapproving the request of the President for extension under section 2103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, of the trade promotion authorities under that Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-04-06 | 2005-04-06 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3317) | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Declares that the Senate disapproves the President's request for the extension of the trade authorities procedures under the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 to any implementing bill concerning a trade agreement entered into under such Act after June 30, 2005. | 2019-11-15T21:52:43Z | |
| 109-sres-87 | 109 | sres | 87 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-03-17 | 2005-03-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3069-3070) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 10 | Declares the sense of the Senate that if the Government of Japan continues to delay in meeting its obligations under the understanding reached with the United States on October 23, 2004, to resume beef imports from the United States, the U.S. Trade Representative should immediately impose retaliatory economic measures on Japan. | 2019-11-15T21:52:37Z | |
| 108-sres-293 | 108 | sres | 293 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and United States Trade Representative should ensure that any future free trade agreements do not harm the dairy industry of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-01-28 | 2004-01-28 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S325) | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 17 | Calls on the President and the United States Trade Representative to exercise caution in negotiating the terms that would apply to the dairy industry under the proposed United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement. | 2023-01-15T09:32:48Z | |
| 108-sres-289 | 108 | sres | 289 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-01-23 | 2004-01-23 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) renegotiate provisions of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) relating to access to the U.S. sugar market, so as to grant no greater access to that market than is currently enjoyed by CAFTA signatories; and (2) exclude sugar as an element of free trade negotiations. | 2023-01-15T09:32:48Z | |
| 108-sres-262 | 108 | sres | 262 | A resolution to encourage the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate expedited negotiations with the People's Republic of China on establishing a market-based currency valuation and to fulfill its commitments under international trade agreements. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-06 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14181) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 7 | Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate negotiations with the Government of the People's Republic of China to ensure a market-based exchange rate valuation to permit effective balance of payments adjustments and to eliminate any unfair advantage. Encourages China to continue to act on its commitments to the trade rules and principles of the international community of which it is now a member. | 2023-01-15T09:17:39Z | |
| 108-sres-217 | 108 | sres | 217 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the goals of the United States in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-08-01 | 2003-08-01 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10925-10926) | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the U.S. goals in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture negotiations are to achieve significantly increased market access, harmonize allowed levels of trade-distorting domestic support for all countries, and achieve a more level playing field for U.S. farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers; (2) the proposed modalities framework recently released by the Chairman of the WTO Agriculture Negotiations Committee fails to meet such goals; and (3) the United States should not agree to the proposed framework unless it is significantly improved and will result in meeting such goals. | 2023-01-15T06:32:51Z | |
| 108-sres-154 | 108 | sres | 154 | A resolution expressing the support of the Senate of United States efforts in the World Trade Organization to end the unwarranted moratorium imposed by the European Union on the approval of agricultural biotechnology products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-23 | 2003-05-23 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7172-7173; text as passed Senate: CR S7172-7173; text of measure as introduced: CR S7159) | Senate | Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] | MO | R | T000024 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports and applauds the Administration's efforts on behalf of the Nation's farmers, challenging the long-standing, unwarranted moratorium imposed by the European Union (EU) on the approval of agricultural biotechnology products. Encourages the President to continue to press this issue at the G-8 Summit in Evian, France, on June 1 through 3, 2003. | 2021-09-29T22:07:36Z | |
| 108-sres-119 | 108 | sres | 119 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-04-10 | 2003-09-18 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11727) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of the Treasury should continue discussions with officials of the Governments of Canada and Mexico to achieve parity by harmonizing the duty-free personal exemption allowance structure of the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries at or above U.S. exemption levels. | 2023-01-15T23:33:05Z | |
| 106-sres-120 | 106 | sres | 120 | A resolution requesting that the President raise the issue of agricultural biotechnology at the June G-8 Summit meeting. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-06-14 | 1999-06-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6972) | Senate | Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] | MO | R | A000356 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) as the world trading system moves toward a reduction of tariff and nontariff barriers, all countries should work to ensure that scientifically unfounded new barriers are not erected; (2) the President should raise at the June 1999 G-8 Summit the issues surrounding the use of, and trade in, agricultural biotechnology; and (3) as world leaders prepare for a new round of negotiations on agriculture in the World Trade Organization, such Summit is an appropriate forum to seek a consensus with the major trading partners of the United States regarding recognition of the global benefits of agricultural biotechnology, increasing consumer knowledge and understanding of such biotechnology and its benefits, and the adoption of rational, scientifically-based systems for the regulation of biotechnology products and for eliminating unjustified barriers to the use of such products in international trade. | 2018-03-19T20:07:06Z | |
| 106-sres-101 | 106 | sres | 101 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on agricultural trade negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1999-05-13 | 1999-05-13 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] | IL | R | F000442 | 9 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should adopt certain trade negotiating objectives, including: (1) the initiation of a round of multilateral trade negotiations that continues to reform agricultural and food trade policy and increases trade liberalization in agriculture and food; (2) the elimination of all export subsidies and nontariff barriers to trade, including tightening of rules for their circumvention; (3) the elimination of state trading enterprises; (4) the accelerated resolution of trade disputes and prompt enforcement of dispute panels of the World Trade Organization (WTO); (5) the provision of food security for importing nations by ensuring access to supplies through a commitment by WTO member countries not to restrict or prohibit the export of agricultural products; and (6) the establishment of WTO rules that will allow developing countries to graduate to full participation in, and obligations under, the WTO. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 105-sres-232 | 105 | sres | 232 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the European Union should waive the penalty for failure to use restitution subsidies for barley to the United States and ensure that restitution or other subsidies are not used for similar sales in the United States and that the President, the United States Trade Representative, and the Secretary of Agriculture should conduct an investigation of and report on the sale and subsidies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-05-19 | 1998-05-21 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 13 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the European Union should take immediate steps to waive the penalty for failure to use restitution subsidies for barley exported to the United States and establish procedures to ensure that restitution and other subsidies are not used for sales of agricultural commodities to the United States or other North American countries; (2) the President, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the Secretary of Agriculture should immediately consult with the European Union regarding the sale of European feed barley to the United States in order to avoid any future sale of such barley to the United States that is based on restitution or other subsidies; and (3) the USTR and the Secretary should report to the Congress on the terms and conditions of such sale, the results of the consultations, and the steps that are being taken or will be taken to address such situations in the future. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 105-sres-220 | 105 | sres | 220 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the European Union should cancel the sale of heavily subsidized barley to the United States and ensure that restitution or other subsidies are not used for similar sales and that the President, the United States Trade Representative , and the Secretary of Agriculture should conduct an investigation of and report on the sale and subsidies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1998-04-30 | 1998-04-30 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 13 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the European Union should take immediate steps to cancel the sale of European feed barley to the United States and establish procedures to ensure that restitution and other subsidies are not used for sales of agricultural commodities to the United States or other North American countries; (2) the President, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the Secretary of Agriculture should immediately investigate the sale of European feed barley to the United States and prevent any future sale of such commodities to the United States or other North American countries that is based on restitution or other subsidies; and (3) the USTR and the Secretary should report to the Congress on the terms and conditions of such sale and the steps that have been taken to cancel, and prevent the recurrence of, such sales in the future. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-sres-262 | 104 | sres | 262 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that sanctions should be imposed on the People's Republic of China until the United States Trade Representative certifies that the People's Republic of China is complying with its agreement with the United States regarding the protection of intellectual property rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-13 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that sanctions should be imposed on China for its failure to comply with the 1995 Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, and should remain in effect until the U.S. Trade Representative certifies to the Congress that China is in compliance with the Agreement by either: (1) closing all factories that are engaged in piracy; or (2) assuring that such factories operate only pursuant to joint ventures or licensing agreements with U.S. companies. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-sres-200 | 104 | sres | 200 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago should be considered for accession to the North American Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1995-12-19 | 1995-12-19 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago should be deemed ready, willing, and able to undertake all general obligations imposed by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); and (2) the President should consider favorably its request to commence negotiations for accession to NAFTA as soon as comparable negotiations with Chile are concluded. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-sres-118 | 104 | sres | 118 | A resolution concerning United States-Japan trade relations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1995-05-09 | 1995-05-09 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 88-8. Record Vote No: 158. (consideration: CR S6322-6325) | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 13 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it regrets that negotiations between the United States and Japan for reductions in trade imbalances in automotive sales and parts, through the elimination of restrictive Japanese market-closing practices, have collapsed; and (2) if negotiations fail to open the Japanese auto parts market, it supports the President's decision to impose sanctions on Japanese products. | 2016-10-26T07:52:16Z | |
| 104-sres-101 | 104 | sres | 101 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of extending some of the benefits of enhanced economic relations enjoyed by the United States and Israel to those countries that sustain a "warm" peace with Israel. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1995-04-04 | 1995-04-04 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Calls for the President to: (1) expand the free trade agreement between the United States and Israel to include those countries that sustain a "warm" peace with Israel; (2) prior to such expansion, and annually thereafter, certify to the Congress that such countries have entered into a "warm" peace with Israel that includes the recognition of and establishment of full diplomatic relations with Israel, eliminating all levels of the Arab boycott of Israel, a commitment to a quick response to condemn and punish acts of international terrorism, working closely with the United States and Israel to remove havens for international terrorists, mutual security agreements with Israel, extradition agreements with Israel on reciprocal treatment of terrorists, and agreements with Israel which ensure the mutual reduction of barriers to the free flow of goods and people; and (3) not extend any preferences or trade inducements to a country that is a state-sponsor of terrorism. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-sres-89 | 104 | sres | 89 | A resolution regarding bribery in international business transactions and the discrimination against United States exports that results from such bribery. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1995-03-16 | 1996-04-16 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3409-3410) | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Clinton Administration is commended for its efforts in encouraging integrity in international business transactions among our trading partners and competitors; (2) the United States Trade Representative, and the Secretaries of Commerce and of State should continue to raise the need for such integrity with other industrialized nations; (3) the United States should strongly urge universal adoption of certain principles set forth in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 in order that adopting countries implement the means, including administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions, to combat bribery of foreign public officials; and (4) the U.S. Government should enter into negotiations to establish regulations for international financial institutions and international organizations that prohibit, and impose sanctions for, bribery of foreign public officials. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 103-sres-197 | 103 | sres | 197 | A resolution to promote clean air and to prevent the import of "dirty" gasoline into the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-25 | 1994-04-12 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4165) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the reformulated gasoline rule should stand as previously promulgated; (2) the United States Trade Representative should defend such rule under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; and (3) if the United States reopens such rule, the new proposed rule to permit foreign refineries to use their own 1990 baselines should be subject to extensive public notice and comment to ensure that it does not result in increased levels of ozone and in discrimination against domestic refiners of reformulated gasoline. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-sres-190 | 103 | sres | 190 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should work to achieve a clearly defined and enforceable agreement with allies of the United States which establishes a multilateral export control regime to stem the proliferation of products and technologies to rogue regimes that would jeopardize the national security of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-15 | 1994-03-15 | Referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) work to achieve an enforceable agreement with U.S. allies which establishes a multilateral export control system for the proliferation of products and technologies to rogue regimes that threaten U.S. national security; and (2) persuade such allies to promote mutual security interests by preventing such regimes from obtaining militarily critical products and technologies. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 103-sres-183 | 103 | sres | 183 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the action taken by the Government of France against United States seafood products is a totally unwarranted action that is having severe repercussions on United States seafood producers and, in general, the United States fishing industry. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-28 | 1994-03-08 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2559-2560) | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 7 | Calls upon the Government of France to stop immediately its harassment of U.S. seafood producers and products. Demands that the Government of France compensate U.S. companies that have had seafood products damaged by its actions. Calls upon the President to identify appropriate forms of sanctions that can be taken against the Government of France for its violation of international trade agreements. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 103-sres-128 | 103 | sres | 128 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the protection to be accorded United States copyright-based industries under agreements entered into pursuant to the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-01 | 1993-07-01 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 23 | Urges the United States Trade Representative to insist that any trade agreement negotiated pursuant to the Uruguay Round provide U.S. copyright-based industries with: (1) equal access to the markets of nations that are parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); (2) opportunities to obtain government funding; (3) adequate copyright protection, including recognition of contractual rights and protection against piracy and counterfeiting of copyright materials; and (4) a mechanism to resolve disputes concerning market access, national treatment, and copyright protection. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-sres-126 | 103 | sres | 126 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the identification of trade liberalization priorities under "Super 301" should be made permanent. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-06-30 | 1993-06-30 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 12 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the identification of trade liberalization priorities by the United States Trade Representative under "Super 301" provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 should be done not later than April 30th of each year. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-sres-60 | 103 | sres | 60 | A resolution supporting United States requests to reopen the December 20, 1991 draft final text in the Uruguay Round to address areas of particular concern to U.S. manufactures, environmental and consumer groups. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-02-03 | 1993-02-03 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) U.S. negotiators continue to strive for an early conclusion to the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations, provided the final text protects U.S. interests; and (2) U.S. interests require adoption of changes proposed by the United States in December 1992 in each of the areas identified, generation of the maximum market access package while being sensitive to our most import sensitive sectors, and achievement of the maximum initial commitments in the service negotiations. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-sres-12 | 103 | sres | 12 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that meaningful reforms with respect to agricultural subsidies must be achieved in the GATT negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1993-01-21 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that proposed changes to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) must achieve, among other things, the: (1) elimination or substantial reduction of agricultural subsidies; and (2) expansion of foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 102-sres-281 | 102 | sres | 281 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding foreign government subsidies that distort international trade and injure United States industries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1992-04-02 | 1992-04-02 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Government should not condone foreign trade distorting subsidies, including development subsidies, that cause material injury to U.S. industries. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 102-sres-278 | 102 | sres | 278 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should continue the bilateral arrangements limiting the export of steel to the United States until the President concludes a multilateral steel agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1992-04-01 | 1992-04-01 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) expeditiously conclude a fair and enforceable multilateral steel agreement; (2) continue the bilateral arrangements limiting the export of steel to the United States until a multilateral steel agreement is concluded; and (3) maintain the integrity of U.S. trade relief laws, especially provisions relating to antidumping and countervailing duties. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 102-sres-234 | 102 | sres | 234 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the sale of 40 percent of McDonnell Douglas' commercial aircraft division to the Taiwan Aerospace Corporation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should closely examine the proposed sale of 40 percent of McDonnell Douglas' commercial aircraft division to the Taiwan Aerospace Corporation. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-sres-230 | 102 | sres | 230 | A resolution in support of Machine Tools VRA. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-22 | 1991-11-22 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 28 | Urges the President to renew the Voluntary Restraint Agreement with Japan and Taiwan for an additional five years in order to continue to protect national security and ensure industrial competitiveness. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 102-sres-227 | 102 | sres | 227 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that meaningful reforms with respect to agricultural subsidies must be achieved in the GATT negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-11-20 | 1991-11-20 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that any agreement regarding proposed changes to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) must: (1) achieve the elimination or reduction of foreign agricultural export subsidies; (2) achieve new and expanded foreign markets for U.S. farm products; (3) ensure European Community actions do not limit U.S. agricultural exports to it; (4) not limit the U.S. ability under the GATT to eliminate unfair trade barriers; and (5) achieve an agreement governing sanitary and phytosanitary regulations. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 102-sres-201 | 102 | sres | 201 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding enforcement of the oilseeds GATT panel ruling against the European Community. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-10-22 | 1991-10-30 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-0. Record Vote No: 239. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 37 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States Trade Representative should take action under the Trade Act of 1974 to compensate for any trade losses caused by the European Community's (EC) failure to adopt by October 31, 1991, a new oilseeds regime that conforms with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) panel oilseed ruling; and (2) such actions should remain in effect until the EC's oilseed regime conforms with its GATT obligations. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 102-sres-116 | 102 | sres | 116 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of Taiwan's membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-04-25 | 1991-04-25 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 54 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the accession of Taiwan to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is in the best interest of the United States and of the world trading system and should be achieved in an expeditious manner; and (2) the United States should take the necessary steps to assure such country's membership in the GATT. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 102-sres-117 | 102 | sres | 117 | A resolution to urge the Administration to expeditiously and prudently complete its review of the Soviet request for $1.5 billion in agricultural credit guarantees, and to approve such request under certain conditions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-04-25 | 1991-05-15 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 70-28. Record Vote No: 62. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 25 | Declares that the Senate: (1) believes that the danger of public disorder in parts of the Soviet Union due to food shortages could lead to political repression and jeopardize "glasnost" and "perestroika"; and (2) urges the administration to complete expeditiously its review of the Soviet agricultural credit guarantee request. Urges the administration, when considering such request and the requests of other nations, to evaluate such countries' ability to service the debt associated with such requests. Reaffirms concerns about Soviet policies toward the Baltics and the Republics of the Soviet Union, including the refusal of the Soviet Government to engage in good faith negotiations with the Baltic States. Declares that such policies will affect the decision to extend such credit guarantees. Recommends that the administration approve the Soviet request provided the Soviet Union meets certain criteria beyond criteria under the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, including assurances that such credit guarantees will not be misused and other specified objectives will be met. Urges the Administration to admonish the Soviet Government strongly, in negotiations for any program of economic cooperation, that the only solution to its economic problems is a free market economy. | 2021-06-02T15:41:55Z | |
| 102-sres-109 | 102 | sres | 109 | A resolution exercising the right of the Senate to change the rules of the Senate with respect to the "fast track" procedures for trade implementation bills. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-04-23 | 1991-04-23 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 32 | Changes the rules of the Senate with respect to the "fast track" procedures for the consideration of implementing bills submitted relating to trade agreements. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 102-sres-78 | 102 | sres | 78 | A resolution to disapprove the request of the President for extension of the fast track procedures under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1991-03-13 | 1991-05-24 | Disagreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36-59. Record Vote No: 86. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 17 | Disapproves the President's request for the extension of fast track procedures under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 with respect to the implementation of trade agreements entered into after May 31, 1991, due to insufficient progress in trade negotiations. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-sres-342 | 101 | sres | 342 | A resolution to change the fast track procedure applicable to an implementing bill for the Uruguay Round. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1990-10-23 | 1990-10-23 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 35 | Declares that the fast track procedure under the Trade Act of 1974 shall not apply to the Senate's consideration of an implementing bill for the Uruguay Round on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | 2021-07-01T15:02:40Z | |
| 101-sres-296 | 101 | sres | 296 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate the support of Taiwan's membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1990-06-07 | 1990-06-07 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 65 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the accession of Taiwan to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is in the best interest of the United States and of the world trading system and should be achieved prior to the end of the Uruguay Round; and (2) the United States should take the necessary steps to assure such country's membership in the GATT. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-sres-252 | 101 | sres | 252 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding refusal by the Soviet Union to implement the commercial airline agreement between El Al and Aeroflot. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1990-02-28 | 1990-02-28 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should not complete trade negotiations with the Soviet Union and the Senate will not approve a waiver of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment to implement any trade agreement until the Soviet Union complies with the commercial airline agreement to allow El Al the right to have direct flights between the Soviet Union and Israel. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-sres-211 | 101 | sres | 211 | A resolution to commend the Government of Hong Kong on its commitment to halting software piracy. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-11-17 | 1989-11-20 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] | WA | D | A000031 | 4 | Commends the Government of Hong Kong on its commitment to halting software piracy. Congratulates the Customs and Excise Department of such Government for its successful substantial antipiracy action. Expresses hope that copyright agencies around the world will follow Hong Kong's lead in software enforcement. | 2021-07-01T15:01:55Z | |
| 101-sres-204 | 101 | sres | 204 | A resolution to express the Senate's concern over bid rigging activities at U.S. military bases in Japan, and to encourage the Departments of Defense, State and Justice to continue their efforts to end these pursuits. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-11-08 | 1990-05-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Subjects on the Table. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Justice (DOJ) should be commended for their efforts to eliminate bid rigging activities at U.S. military facilities in Japan; (2) DOD should conduct a full investigation of all bid rigging allegations at such facilities and seek debarment of all suppliers found to be involved in such activities; (3) DOJ and the Department of State should work with the Japanese Government to ensure that the U.S. Government receives full compensation for overpayments for construction services and goods at Yokosuka Naval base, Japan, that occurred as a result of anticompetitive bidding practices that have been formally documented by the Japanese Government; and (4) DOJ should investigate the U.S. activities of Japanese firms engaged in bid rigging at U.S. military facilities in Japan to determine whether or not these firms are also engaging in anticompetitive activities in the United States. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 101-sres-179 | 101 | sres | 179 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the testing of United States agricultural products imported by our trading partners of potentially harmful chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-09-18 | 1989-09-18 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 18 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) South Korea has erected an unfair trade barrier against U.S. citrus imports under the guise of a health (Alar) concern; (2) the South Korean Government should condemn false claims of Alar in U.S. grapefruits; (3) the South Korean Government should accept the use of standardized chemical residue tests; and (4) the United States will not tolerate the practice of erecting agricultural trade barriers disguised as health claims. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-sres-168 | 101 | sres | 168 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative should investigate recent actions by the Government of Mexico which prohibit free trade of livestock between the United States and the Republic of Mexico and work to eliminate these trade barriers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-04 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative should: (1) review recent conditions in the livestock trade between the United States and Mexico; and (2) work with Mexican officials to achieve free livestock trade between the two nations. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-sres-154 | 101 | sres | 154 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the agreement to be signed between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Korea to co-produce the "Korean Fighter Program" (KFP). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-07-17 | 1989-07-17 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 8 | Declares that the Senate strongly objects to: (1) the inclusion of offset provisions in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) governing the proposed co-production by the United States and the Republic of Korea of the Korean Fighter Program; (2) the transfer of U.S. aerospace technology to such country; and (3) the failure of the executive branch to adhere to specified sections of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal 1989, relating to coordination of the negotiation of defense MOUs. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should instruct the Secretary of Defense to postpone the signing of such MOU until: (1) a thorough review of such program is conducted by the Comptroller General; and (2) a specified report is submitted by the Republic of Korea to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 101-sres-121 | 101 | sres | 121 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding lending and financial credits to the Soviet Bloc. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-05-04 | 1989-05-04 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) instruct the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and Commerce to consult with allied governments on the impact on Western security of various types of credit flows and debt reschedulings to the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries, Cuba, Vietnam, Libya, and Nicaragua; and (2) call for a multilateral initiative to end untied, general purpose lending to such countries. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 101-sres-119 | 101 | sres | 119 | A resolution concerning the 1986 agreement between the United States and Japan regarding the Japanese semiconductor market. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-05-03 | 1989-06-08 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 39 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Japan has not lived up to the terms of the 1986 agreement regarding the Japanese semiconductor market; (2) the administration should convey this message to Japan; (3) the President, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce should seek full access to the Japanese market for semiconductors; and (4) the President and the USTR should take measures to achieve compliance with such agreement. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-sres-64 | 101 | sres | 64 | A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to the imposition of a fee on imported crude oil and refined petroleum products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-02-22 | 1989-02-22 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 13 | Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that neither the President nor the Congress should impose fees on imported crude oil and refined petroleum products. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-sres-14 | 101 | sres | 14 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate deploring the European Community's ban of U.S. beef and requiring U.S. Commissaries in the European Community to buy and sell American meat. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-01-25 | 1989-01-25 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 28 | Declares that the Senate recognizes the need to respond to the European Community's ban on U.S. beef (ban implemented on all meat treated with growth hormones). Urges any and all measures necessary, including requiring the Secretary of Defense to order all U.S. commissaries in the Community to buy and sell only U.S. meat if the Community implements any counter-retaliatory trade sanctions against the United States. Calls upon the Community to cease its actions and to commence negotiations with the United States to resolve this dispute. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-sres-21 | 101 | sres | 21 | A resolution to recognize the implementation of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1989-01-25 | 1989-01-25 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that President Reagan, Prime Minister Mulroney, and specified U.S. negotiators are commended for their leadership and efforts with respect to the U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Agreement. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 100-sres-512 | 100 | sres | 512 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should continue to administer the Export Enhancement Program. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture should continue to administer the Export Enhancement Program in order to maintain U.S. agricultural exports and encourage trade concessions by the European Community and other countries; and (2) commodities and/or funds should be made available in an amount sufficient to continue such program. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 100-sres-491 | 100 | sres | 491 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President establish a bicontinental dialogue on the implications of the integration of the economies of the European Communities. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-07 | 1988-10-07 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Urges the next administration to establish a bicontinental dialogue that includes representatives of the Administration, Congress, the private sector, and their European Communities counterparts to discuss the implications of the integration of the European Communities for U.S. trade and investment. Sets forth what the United States should seek in such dialogue. | 2021-06-10T21:50:42Z | |
| 100-sres-492 | 100 | sres | 492 | A resolution to express concern about the Soviet Bloc Governments. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-07 | 1988-10-13 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 9 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) instruct the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and Commerce to consult with allied governments on the impact on Western security of various types of credit flows and debt reschedulings to the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries, Cuba, Vietnam, Libya, and Nicaragua; and (2) call for a multilateral initiative to end untied, general purpose lending to such countries. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-sres-484 | 100 | sres | 484 | A resolution to ensure corn gluten exports to the European Community. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-03 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] | NE | R | K000011 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should oppose any restrictions on European Community imports of nongrain feed ingredients, including corn gluten feed, and should support the current duty-free binding on such products; (2) the President should oppose any European Community proposals which would violate the intent of the existing duty-free binding in the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade for corn gluten feed and corn byproducts; and (3) if unilateral action is taken by the European Community to inhibit the importation of corn gluten, the United States should restrict imports from the Community of at least the aggregate value of the reduced U.S. export products. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-sres-388 | 100 | sres | 388 | A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to the proposed $400 million World Bank loan to restructure Mexico's steel industry. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-03-01 | 1988-03-01 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 7 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the proposed loan by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Mexico's steel industry is not in the best interests of the United States or in the best interests of Mexico's economic revitalization; and (2) the United States should use its best efforts to prevent approval of such loan. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-sres-377 | 100 | sres | 377 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding negotiations on a new long-term agreement on agricultural trade with the Soviet Union. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-02-04 | 1988-03-31 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 25 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) report to the Congress his intention to initiate negotiations on a new long-term agricultural trade agreement with the Soviet Union; (2) seek to include in the terms of such agreement specified provisions concerning the purchase of U.S. agricultural goods by the Soviet Union; (3) no later than May 30, 1988, report to the Congress on the impact of such agreement on U.S. economic growth and agriculture-related employment; and (4) take appropriate measures to assure the free movement of increased quantities of U.S. agricultural products to the Soviet Union. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 100-sres-341 | 100 | sres | 341 | A resolution to permit amendments to bills implementing trade agreements under section 151(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 if such amendments relate to the domestic or foreign commerce of the United States in uranium, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-12-10 | 1987-12-10 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 7 | Permits the amendment of bills implementing certain trade agreements if the amendments relate to the domestic or foreign commerce of the United States in uranium. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-sres-331 | 100 | sres | 331 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the President's Section 301 action concerning Brazil's informatics policies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-11-30 | 1987-11-30 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA] | WA | R | E000236 | 18 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the current policies of the Government of Brazil toward the informatics industry (computer software and related equipment and services) impose an unreasonable burden on commerce and have worsened since the initiation of an investigation of such policies under the Trade Act of 1974. Supports the action announced by the President to raise tariffs against certain Brazilian products and to prohibit imports of certain Brazilian informatics products. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-sres-315 | 100 | sres | 315 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning Brazilian trade and investment informatics policies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-11-06 | 1987-11-06 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] | WA | D | A000031 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should re-open its case under the Trade Act of 1974 against Brazilian trade and investment restrictions on U.S. participation in Brazil's informatics industry (computer software and related equipment and services). | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-sres-288 | 100 | sres | 288 | An original resolution to permit amendments to bills implementing trade agreements under section 151(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 if such amendments relate to the domestic or foreign waterborne commerce of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-09-25 | 1987-12-04 | Referred to the Committee on Finance by unanimous consent. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Permits the amendment of bills in the Senate implementing certain trade agreements if the amendments relate to the domestic or foreign waterborne commerce of the United States. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 100-sres-227 | 100 | sres | 227 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding proposals by the Government of Canada to limit the ability of foreign companies to distribute motion pictures in that country, and the relationship of those proposals to the successful completion of a Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-06-05 | 1987-06-05 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 6 | Declares that: (1) proposals by Canada to impose discriminatory limitations on foreign companies to distribute motion pictures in Canada reflect a protectionist trade policy aimed primarily at U.S. motion picture distributors; and (2) such measures are at odds with free trade between nations and could bar completion of negotiations and Senate approval of a Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-sres-224 | 100 | sres | 224 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should promote a multilateral agricultural agreement with the top five agricultural producing countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-06-03 | 1987-06-03 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] | ND | D | B001077 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should negotiate a multilateral agreement with the top five agricultural producing countries to limit agricultural production. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-sres-220 | 100 | sres | 220 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the participants in the seven-nation economic summit in June to focus their attention on addressing agricultural issues in a coordinated manner. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-05-21 | 1987-06-04 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 12 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that the United States should continue to aggressively pursue an agreement on international conflicts in agricultural trade policies. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should make a resolution of agricultural issues a high priority during the seven nation economic summit in June. States that the seven nations participating should work together to reduce global grain and other agricultural products supplies and eliminate agricultural export subsidies. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-sres-208 | 100 | sres | 208 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Caribbean Basin Initiative. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-05-07 | 1987-05-07 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act should be preserved and extended for an additional 12 years; (2) any changes should not unduly affect the unilateral duty free trade system available to the beneficiary countries designated under such Act; (3) any generic changes in the trade laws should not discriminate against imports from such beneficiary countries in relation to imports from other U.S. trading partners; and (4) the United States should maintain the commitment made by such Act to the countries of the Western Hemisphere which is in the economic and security interests of the United States. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-sres-188 | 100 | sres | 188 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding reciprocal trade in agricultural commodities. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-04-09 | 1987-04-09 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that if a foreign country uses import licenses to restrict or prohibit the importation of U.S. agricultural commodities into such country and similar agricultural commodities of such country are imported into the United States free of such restrictions, the President should: (1) give priority in all trade negotiations with such country to the establishment of reciprocal market access agreements for such agricultural commodities; or (2) establish a similar import licensing system for such agricultural commodities. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 100-sres-164 | 100 | sres | 164 | A resolution calling on the President to respond to the violations by Japan of the U. S.-Japan agreement on semiconducters. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-03-10 | 1987-03-19 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93-0. Record Vote No: 34. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 24 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #34 (93-0)) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should take appropriate actions under the Trade Act of 1974 to remedy and prevent further violation of the U.S.-Japan agreement on semiconductors by Japan, to induce compliance, to compensate the United States for the harm suffered because of non-compliance by Japan, and to prevent further injury to the United States; (2) such actions should serve to increase international semiconductor trade and help enforce commitments and achieve the objectives of the agreement; (3) such actions should penalize those who have acted inconsistently with the agreement; and (4) such actions may be directed at products which contain semiconductors. Declares that the President should immediately take all appropriate actions to communicate with the Government of Japan to insure the fulfillment of the commitment made by Japan under the terms of the Market Opening Sector Specific telecommunications negotiations for up to 33 percent equity participation by foreign firms in any consortium formed to compete with Kokusai Denshin Denwa. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 100-sres-50 | 100 | sres | 50 | A resolution in support of Canadian-American Comprehensive Trade Negotiations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1987-01-06 | 1987-03-18 | Committee on Finance. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the representatives of the United States should proceed on an expedited and priority basis to conclude the negotiation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Canada. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z |
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