Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 19, 1999
- Committee actionNov 3, 1999
- Passed SenateNov 3, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 1999 — 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
31 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 31 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), Max Baucus (D-MT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Charles Robb (D-VA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Craig Thomas (R-WY) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 183 (106th) A resolution designating the week beginning on September 19, 1999, and ending on September 25, 1999, as National Home Education Week.
- S.Res. 120 (106th) A resolution requesting that the President raise the issue of agricultural biotechnology at the June G-8 Summit meeting.
- S.Res. 250 (106th) A resolution recognizing the outstanding achievement of the St. Louis Rams in winning Super Bowl XXXIV.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.