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House resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House that the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative should investigate recent actions by the Government of Mexico which prohibit free trade of livestock between the United States and the Republic of Mexico and work to eliminate these trade barriers.

H.Res. 238Introduced Sep 12, 1989Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Skeen R-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 13, 1989 — Referred to the 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

18 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 18 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Larry Combest (R-TX), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), John Myers (R-IN), James Olin (D-VA), Norman Shumway (R-CA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Robert Smith (R-OR), Virginia Smith (R-NE), Richard Stallings (D-ID), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Thomas Tauke (R-IA), Vin Weber (R-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Skeen.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-2 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.