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House concurrent resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the third country meat directive by the European Community requiring individual inspection and certification by the European Community of United States meat plants and urging the President to take strong countermeasures should the European Community deny United States meat imports because of the unfair application of the directive.

H.Con.Res. 153Introduced Jun 30, 1987Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Martin R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 20, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

57 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 21 Democrats

23 of 57 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), George Brown (R-CO), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), E. Coleman (R-MO), Larry Craig (R-ID), George Darden (D-GA), Hal Daub (R-NE), Jack Davis (R-IL), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Bill Grant (R-FL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), J. Hastert (R-IL), Wally Herger (R-CA), John Hiler (R-IN), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Larry Hopkins (R-KY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jim Jontz (D-IN) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Martin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-16 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.