Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

H.Con.Res.233 through Congress

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HouseMar 4, 1998IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate measure: S.Con.Res.88 A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 4, 1998

Calls upon the Government of Japan to: (1) live up to the standards it has set for open competitive markets; and (2) fully implement the representations that it made to a dispute settlement panel of the World Trade Organization regarding deregulation, transparency, nondiscrimination, open distribution systems, and vigorous enforcement of competition laws with respect to consumer photographic film and paper as well as other sectors, such as autos and auto parts, glass, and telecommunications, that face similar market access barriers there. Urges the President, the United States Trade Representative, and other appropriate officers of the executive branch to exercise fully existing authority to achieve these objectives. Requests the President to report periodically to the Congress on progress in eliminating market restrictions in Japan for consumer photographic film and paper.

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Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] · R–NY

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Ways and Means Committee

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Mar 9, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 4, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 4, 1998
Introduced in House
Mar 4, 1998
Introduced in House

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SCONRES 88 · A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

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Analyze H.Con.Res.233 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.233, 105th Congress: Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/233

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1998-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres233/BILLS-105hconres233ih.htm

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Analyze H.Con.Res.233 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.233, 105th Congress: Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/233

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1998-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres233/BILLS-105hconres233ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:43:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.233 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.233, 105th Congress: Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/233

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1998-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres233/BILLS-105hconres233ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:43:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.233, 105th Congress: Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/233

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1998-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres233/BILLS-105hconres233ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:43:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.233 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.