H.R. 2298 — A bill to require implementation of a marketing loan program for agricultural commodities if negotiations fail to produce an international agreement on agricultural trade.

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Extends for up to two years agricultural trade negotiating authority with respect to revision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Makes as a principal objective of such revision the elimination of trade barriers in order to increase U.S. agricultural exports.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a marketing loan program for price-supported crops if a trade agreement is not reached and enacted into law within such two-year period.

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1987-05-06
Introduced in House
1987-05-06
Introduced in House
1987-05-06
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
1987-05-06
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
1987-05-11
Referred to Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.
1987-05-11
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
1987-05-11
Referred to Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts.
1987-05-11
Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
1987-05-11
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

A bill to require implementation of a marketing loan program for agricultural commodities if negotiations fail to produce an international agreement on agricultural trade.

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