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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4179Introduced Oct 28, 2005Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. John Salazar D-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 28, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

17 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 13 Democrats

4 of 17 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), C. L. Otter (R-ID), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Mike Ross (D-AR), David Scott (D-GA), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Mark Udall (D-CO), Greg Walden (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Salazar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-3 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.