A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 29, 1993

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, negotiate tariffication of Canada's chicken supply management system and the elimination of processed chicken from Canada's Import Control List; (2) insist under the tariffication that the amount of chicken determined to be within quota be based on the total amount of chicken imported into Canada in 1993 through both global and supplemental import quotas; (3) seek the elimination or, at the minimum, phase-out of new duties imposed by Canada on chicken imports in accordance with the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement; and (4) oppose any Canadian activity which results in lost sales for U.S. chicken exporters and restricts U.S. access to Canadian markets.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R–KY

Committees

Finance Committee

4 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Oct 29, 1993
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 29, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14709-14710)
Oct 29, 1993
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Con.Res.49, 103rd Congress: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/49

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-10-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sconres49/BILLS-103sconres49is.htm

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Analyze S.Con.Res.49 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 S.Con.Res.49, 103rd Congress: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/49

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-10-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sconres49/BILLS-103sconres49is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:22Z. 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 S.Con.Res.49, 103rd Congress: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/49

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-10-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sconres49/BILLS-103sconres49is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:22Z. 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 S.Con.Res.49, 103rd Congress: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations and that Canada's imposition of quotas on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/49

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-10-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sconres49/BILLS-103sconres49is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:22Z. 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 S.Con.Res.49 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.