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.

H. Con. Res. 7 · 116th Congress · Jan 24, 2019 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

the President should seek elimination of all direct and indirect subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by the government of—

(A)

each country that exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar in 2016, 2017, or 2018; and

(B)

by any other country with which the United States has in effect a free trade agreement;

(2)

if the President determines that all such subsidies by all such countries have been eliminated, the President should submit a report to Congress providing detailed information about how each of the countries has eliminated such subsidies; and

(3)

after submitting such a report, the President should propose to Congress legislation to implement United States sugar policy reforms.

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Jan 24, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Jones, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. Mitchell) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 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

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.

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