2004 Senate Resolution 241

Urge steel industry protection

Offered in the Senate

April 22, 2004

Offered by Sen. Cameron Brown (R-16)

To memorialize the President and the Congress of the United States to take steps to stabilize the steel market in this country, including such measures as establishing a temporary quota on scrap steel exports in order to ensure the availability of this raw material for domestic market needs and help contain escalating prices..

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor

Dec. 8, 2004

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the resolution with one that calls for steel import quotas.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Sen. Cameron Brown (R-16)

To replace the previous version of the resolution with one that calls for steps that might be necessary to stabilize the steel market to ensure the availability of this raw material for domestic market needs and to help contain escalating prices.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Adopted in the Senate by voice vote

To urge Congress and the President to take steps to stabilize the steel market to ensure the availability of this raw material for domestic market needs, and to help contain escalating prices.