H.Res. 252: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology.

H.Res. 252: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-22 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 256 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES252 (2003-06-10), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology.

Plain summary

Supports and applauds the efforts of the Administration on behalf of the Nation's farmers and sound science by challenging the long-standing, unwarranted moratorium imposed in the European Union on agriculture and food biotech products. Encourages the President to continue to press this issue.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] · 6 cosponsors

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House roll call 256 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES252 (2003-06-10): Passed

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres252.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hres252 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108