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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.

S. 185Introduced Jan 19, 1999Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Sen. John Ashcroft R-MO
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Where it went

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

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Ashcroft.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress

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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.