A bill to suspend the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil.

Bill: 115-s-688
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-03-21
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade

Brazil

Latin America

Meat

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill suspends the importation of Brazilian beef and poultry products into the United States for 120 days.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2017 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To suspend the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil.

1. Suspension of importation of beef and poultry from Brazil Beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products imported from Brazil may not enter the United States during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 120 days after such date of enactment.