This page contains bills sponsored by incumbent Senators who are running for re-election in 2008, plus House incumbents running for Senate in 2008.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on. These bills are selected as the "signature issue" that each legislator focused on.
Signature Legislation: banning Argentine meat imports to avoid foot & mouth disease
Source: Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act (S.3238)
To prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination. This Act may be cited as the 'Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008'.
- Topic: Free Trade
- Headline: Ban Argentine meat imports to avoid foot & mouth disease
- Headline 2: Ban Argentine meat imports to avoid foot & mouth disease
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Republicans
participating in 08-S3238 |
| Wayne Allard |
s2o | CO Former Republican Senator (retired 2008) | |
| John Barrasso |
s2o | WY Republican Jr Senator | |
| Pete Domenici |
s2o | NM Former Republican Senator (retired 2008) | |
| Michael Enzi |
s2o | WY Republican Sr Senator | |
| John Thune |
s2o | SD Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative | |
Independents
participating in 08-S3238 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
8
Republicans:
5
Independents:
0 |
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