May 11, 1967
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HEARINGS ON SENATE RESOLUTION 75, RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES OF BOYCOTTS
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, the senior Senator from New York and the junior Senator from New Jersey have introduced a resolution which would authorize the Banking and Currency Committee to study the effectiveness of present law – meaning primarily sections 3 and 4 of Public Law 89-63 amending and extending the Export Control Act in protecting U.S. trade and businesses against adverse effects from restrictive trade practices or boycotts imposed by foreign countries against other countries friendly to the United States.
In order to look into the questions raised by Senate Resolution 75 and in exercise of the committee's oversight jurisdiction under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Subcommittee on International Finance of the Banking and Currency Committee will hold hearings beginning July 6, 1967.
Persons who wish to testify or to submit statements in connection with this resolution should notify Mr. Lewis G. Odom, Jr., staff director, Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, room 5300, New Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, telephone 225-3921.