US SB594 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3089)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3089)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Agriculture Smart Trade Act - Requires the President, before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with a foreign country, to report to Congress on: (1) invasive agricultural pests or diseases in that country; and (2) sanitary or phytosanitary measures imposed by the country's government on goods the country imports.
Title
Agriculture Smart Trade Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3089) | |
| 2009-03-12 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3088-3089) |
Subjects
Agricultural pests
Agricultural trade
Free trade and trade barriers
Horticulture and plants
Livestock
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/594/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s594/BILLS-111s594is.pdf |
