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.

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 30, 1998

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.

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Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D–ND

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Finance Committee

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Apr 30, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 30, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3945)
Apr 30, 1998
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.220, 105th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-resolution/220

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Discuss S.Res.220, 105th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-resolution/220

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1998-04-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/sres220/BILLS-105sres220is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.220, 105th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-resolution/220

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1998-04-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/sres220/BILLS-105sres220is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:39Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.220, 105th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-resolution/220

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1998-04-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/sres220/BILLS-105sres220is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:06:39Z. 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.Res.220 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.