Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.

United States115th CongressHCONRES-40House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Mar 24, 2017

Summary

Official Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek the elimination of all subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by any foreign country that:

  • exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar in 2014, 2015, or 2016, or
  • has in effect a free trade agreement with the United States.

Urges the President to:

  • report to Congress detailed information about how any of such country has eliminated such subsidies; and
  • propose legislation to implement U.S. sugar policy reforms.

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  1. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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