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| 100-hr-5563 | 100 | hr | 5563 | A bill to authorize the establishment of a United States - Taiwan Free Trade Area. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Authorizes the President to initiate negotiations for a trade agreement with Taiwan establishing a U.S.-Taiwan free trade area. Sets forth the negotiating objectives of such agreement. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-sres-512 | 100 | sres | 512 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should continue to administer the Export Enhancement Program. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture should continue to administer the Export Enhancement Program in order to maintain U.S. agricultural exports and encourage trade concessions by the European Community and other countries; and (2) commodities and/or funds should be made available in an amount sufficient to continue such program. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 100-hr-5537 | 100 | hr | 5537 | A bill to authorize prohibitions of imports from and exports to Yugoslavia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-19 | 1988-11-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Authorizes the President to prohibit: (1) the importation of all Yugoslavian products into the United States; and (2) the exportation of any U.S. goods for use by Yugoslavia. Requires the President, if such actions to prohibit trade have not been taken within 45 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress the reasons why such actions have not been taken. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5524 | 100 | hr | 5524 | A bill to provide for the issuance of wage certificates to producers in the insular possessions of the United States of watches and watch movements. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-13 | 1988-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large] | GU | R | B000551 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to require the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to producers of watches in the insular possessions of the United States who are wage certificate holders, to pay to such a holder, at his election, the face value of such certificates less the value of: (1) any duty refunds claimed by the holder under the certificate; and (2) any duty refunds under such certificate that are sold by such holder. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5502 | 100 | hr | 5502 | A bill to authorize the establishment of a United States-Japan Free Trade Area. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-12 | 1988-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 1 | Authorizes the President, pursuant to provisions of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 relating to bilateral agreements that eliminate tariff and nontariff trade barriers, to initiate negotiations for a trade agreement with Japan that creates a free trade area between it and the United States. Sets forth the negotiating objectives of such agreement. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5511 | 100 | hr | 5511 | Commission on the Importation of Japanese Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits Establishment Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-12 | 1988-10-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 0 | Commission on the Importation of Japanese Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits Establishment Act of 1988 - Establishes the Commission on the Importation of Japanese Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits. Directs the Commission to: (1) determine whether any Japanese act, policy, or practice with respect to the export of semiconductors and integrated circuits to the United States is unreasonable; and (2) transmit a report to the Congress and the President. Requires the Commission further to determine whether such act, policy, or practice burdens or restricts U.S. commerce if it is determined to be unreasonable. Terminates the Commission in the event its determinations are negative. Directs the Commission, if its determinations are affirmative, to impose an additional duty on imported Japanese electronic products. Establishes in the Treasury the National Manufacture of Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits Trust Fund. Sets forth the purposes of the Fund. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress with regard to such fund. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to make direct loans to assist small businesses in financing plant construction, conversion, expansion, including acquisition of land for such plant, or startup, and the acquisition of equipment to enable such business to manufacture semiconductors or integrated circuits. | 2025-08-28T20:06:47Z | |
| 100-sres-491 | 100 | sres | 491 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President establish a bicontinental dialogue on the implications of the integration of the economies of the European Communities. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-07 | 1988-10-07 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Urges the next administration to establish a bicontinental dialogue that includes representatives of the Administration, Congress, the private sector, and their European Communities counterparts to discuss the implications of the integration of the European Communities for U.S. trade and investment. Sets forth what the United States should seek in such dialogue. | 2021-06-10T21:50:42Z | |
| 100-sres-492 | 100 | sres | 492 | A resolution to express concern about the Soviet Bloc Governments. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-07 | 1988-10-13 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 9 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) instruct the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and Commerce to consult with allied governments on the impact on Western security of various types of credit flows and debt reschedulings to the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries, Cuba, Vietnam, Libya, and Nicaragua; and (2) call for a multilateral initiative to end untied, general purpose lending to such countries. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-hr-5474 | 100 | hr | 5474 | A bill to amend the country of origin marking law requiring that imported manhole rings or frames, covers, and assemblies thereof be marked on the top surface. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] | NY | R | G000417 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise the country of origin marking law requiring that imported manhole rings, frames, or covers be marked on the top surface. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5488 | 100 | hr | 5488 | William C. Redfield Export Award Establishment Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 0 | William C. Redfield Export Award Establishment Act of 1988 - Establishes the William C. Redfield Export Award to be given to companies in the United States which have applied for the award and demonstrated leadership in the U.S. export trade. Mandates that the award be evidenced by a medal bearing an inscription as prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce. Provides for the criteria for selection, applications and qualifications, categories and numbers of awards, and the presentation of the award. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and publish selection criteria; (2) appoint a board of examiners; and (3) appoint a board of overseers to make recommendations for the improvement of the award program. Authorizes the Secretary to seek and accept gifts from public and private sources to carry out the award program and, if additional sums are needed, directs the Secretary to impose fees on applicants. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-08-28T20:07:30Z | |
| 100-hconres-386 | 100 | hconres | 386 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House regarding European Community actions affecting United States exports of corn gluten feed and corn byproducts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-05 | 1988-10-05 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] | IN | D | J000265 | 15 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should oppose any restrictions on European Community imports of nongrain feed ingredients, including corn gluten feed, and should support the current duty-free binding on such products; (2) the President should oppose any European Community proposals which would violate the intent of the existing duty-free binding in the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade for corn gluten feed and corn byproducts; and (3) if unilateral action is taken by the European Community to inhibit the importation of corn gluten, the United States should restrict imports from the Community of at least the aggregate value of the reduced U.S. export products. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2862 | 100 | s | 2862 | A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension on certain television picture tubes for an additional year. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-04 | 1988-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to extend, through September 30, 1989, the suspension of duty on certain television picture tubes. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-sres-484 | 100 | sres | 484 | A resolution to ensure corn gluten exports to the European Community. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-10-03 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] | NE | R | K000011 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should oppose any restrictions on European Community imports of nongrain feed ingredients, including corn gluten feed, and should support the current duty-free binding on such products; (2) the President should oppose any European Community proposals which would violate the intent of the existing duty-free binding in the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade for corn gluten feed and corn byproducts; and (3) if unilateral action is taken by the European Community to inhibit the importation of corn gluten, the United States should restrict imports from the Community of at least the aggregate value of the reduced U.S. export products. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5436 | 100 | hr | 5436 | A bill to suspend for a 5-year period the duty on certain dyes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-30 | 1988-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a five-year period, the duty on certain yellow, orange, red, blue, violet, green, brown, and black dyes. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5437 | 100 | hr | 5437 | A bill to suspend for a 5-year period the duty on certain brown, orange, and violet dyes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-30 | 1988-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a five-year period, the duty on certain brown, orange, and violet dyes. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5438 | 100 | hr | 5438 | A bill to suspend for a 5-year period the duty on vat red 10 dye. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-30 | 1988-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a five-year period, the duty on vat red ten dye. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5439 | 100 | hr | 5439 | A bill to suspend for a 5-year period the duty on certain blue and green dyes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-30 | 1988-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a five-year period, the duty on certain blue and green dyes. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5422 | 100 | hr | 5422 | Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-29 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | M001120 | 65 | Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act - Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to extend such Act for a five year period. | 2025-08-28T20:09:11Z | |
| 100-hr-5410 | 100 | hr | 5410 | Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-28 | 1988-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 33 | Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act of 1988 - Requires any foreign person who holds or acquires a significant interest in a United States property or a controlling interest in a U.S. business enterprise to register such interest with the Secretary of Commerce. Specifies the information required to be contained in such registration. Requires that any changes in such information be disclosed in an amended registration within a limited period of time. Sets forth penalties for the failure to comply with such registration requirements. Defines a "significant interest" in U.S. property as more than five percent of the total equity or ownership interests in assets or real property having a market value or gross sales in excess of specified amounts. Defines a "controlling interest" in a U.S. business enterprise as more than 25 percent of the total equity or ownership interests in a business enterprise having assets or gross sales in excess of specified amounts. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress, concerning: (1) the extent and effects of foreign investment in the United States; and (2) the effectiveness and efficiency of the registration and reporting requirements of this Act. Directs the Secretary to compile a registry of foreign investments in the United States. Limits access to the information in such registry. | 2025-08-28T20:07:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5396 | 100 | hr | 5396 | Chemical Warfare Control Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-27 | 1988-10-20 | Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, DOD,, Arms Control & Disarm Agency. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 105 | Chemical Warfare Control Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to set forth as U.S. policy the use of export controls to curtail transfers of material and technology used in producing chemical weapons. Requires the President to prepare a list of materials and technology which would assist a country's chemical warfare capability. Prohibits the export of such materials and technology to Iran, Iraq, Libya, or Syria or, at the President's discretion and upon notification to the Congress, to additional countries. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition upon determining that an export will not assist a country's chemical warfare capability. Authorizes the exclusion of any country from such prohibition beginning 30 days after the President submits the name of such country to the Congress. Requires the President, no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, to submit to specified House and Senate members and committees a report on: (1) the efforts by Iran, Libya, and Syria to acquire the materials to produce chemical weapons; and (2) the present and future capability of such countries to produce such weapons. Requires the report to: (1) assess whether Communist-bloc countries have aided such countries in acquiring such materials; (2) list companies in non-Communist countries which have exported items on the President's list to such countries; and (3) provide credible information that any non-Communist country has aided such countries. Directs the President to apply sanctions to any foreign person who exports any item on the list to any such country. Requires that such sanctions prohibit: (1) contracting with and procuring products and services from a sanctioned person by the U.S. Government; and (2) importing products produced by such person into the United States. Declares that the President shall not apply sanctions in the case of procurement of defense articles and services if: (1) the articles and services are under existing contracts; (2) the Presiden… | 2025-08-28T20:07:14Z | |
| 100-hr-5390 | 100 | hr | 5390 | A bill to authorize the suspension of duty-free treatment to wood products under the Generalized System of Preferences to beneficiary countries that do not implement appropriate reforestation programs; and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-26 | 1988-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 1 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to suspend the designation as an eligible article for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences of wood products from a beneficiary country unless such country, during each year: (1) commences a reforestation program for the equivalent forest area for such country; and (2) continues or completes such reforestation program begun in any previous year. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) determine those beneficiary countries that comply with such requirement; and (2) advise the President of those countries that do not. Sets forth an exception to such suspension. Directs the United States Trade Representative to use the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations to promote reforestation in developing countries. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5370 | 100 | hr | 5370 | A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of certain duties on two-stroke cycle piston engines and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] | MN | R | F000380 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for the suspension of duty, through December 31, 1992, on certain two-stroke cycle piston engines to be installed in vehicles designed for snow travel, golf carts, and nonamphibious all-terrain vehicles designed to carry one passenger. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2818 | 100 | s | 2818 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on certain internal combustion, 2-stroke-cycle, piston-type engines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-22 | 1988-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for the suspension of duty, through December 31, 1992, on certain two-stroke cycle piston engines to be installed in vehicles designed for snow travel, golf carts, and nonamphibious all-terrain vehicles designed to carry one passenger. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2819 | 100 | s | 2819 | Chemical Warfare Control Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-22 | 1988-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 9 | Chemical Warfare Control Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to set forth as U.S. policy the use of export controls to curtail transfers of material and technology used in producing chemical weapons. Requires the President to prepare a list of materials and technology which would assist a country's chemical warfare capability. Prohibits the export of such materials and technology to Iran, Iraq, Libya, or Syria or, at the President's discretion and upon notification to the Congress, to additional countries. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition upon determining that an export will not assist a country's chemical warfare capability. Authorizes the exclusion of any country from such prohibition beginning 30 days after the President submits the name of such country to the Congress. Requires the President, no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, to submit to specified House and Senate members and committees a report on: (1) the efforts by Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria to acquire the materials to produce chemical weapons; and (2) the present and future capability of such countries to produce such weapons. Requires the report to: (1) assess whether Communist-bloc countries have aided such countries in acquiring such materials; (2) list companies in non-Communist countries which have exported items on the President's list to such countries; and (3) provide credible information that any non-Communist country has aided such countries. Directs the President to apply sanctions to any foreign person who exports any item on the list to any such country. Provides that such sanctions prohibit: (1) contracting with and procuring products and services from a sanctioned person by the U.S. Government; and (2) importing products produced by such person into the United States. Declares that the President shall not apply sanctions in the case of procurement of defense articles and services if: (1) the articles and services are under existing contracts; (2) the Pre… | 2025-08-28T20:07:01Z | |
| 100-s-2802 | 100 | s | 2802 | A bill to suspend for a three-year period the duty on (1)3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1, 4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-, also known as norfloxacin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-16 | 1988-09-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a three-year period, the duty on (1) 3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1, 4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl), also known as Norfloxacin. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hconres-365 | 100 | hconres | 365 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Republic of Korea should engage in rules of fair international trade competition and permanently lift its virtual ban on beef imports. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-15 | 1988-09-15 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 33 | Urges the Republic of Korea to lift its ban on beef imports. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5284 | 100 | hr | 5284 | A bill relating to the inventory control and accounting procedures used in foreign trade zones. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 0 | Amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to set forth provisions concerning inventory control and accounting procedures used in foreign trade zones with respect to feedstocks for petroleum manufacturing. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5255 | 100 | hr | 5255 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on self-folding collapsible umbrellas. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-09-07 | 1988-09-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-2] | OH | R | G000349 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1992, the duty on self-folding collapsible umbrellas used for protection against rain. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5209 | 100 | hr | 5209 | A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate upon the effective date of the adoption of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] | TX | R | A000215 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 1991, the duty on 1,6 hexamethylene diisocyanate. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5219 | 100 | hr | 5219 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain television picture tubes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-34] | NY | R | H000814 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to extend, through September 30, 1989, the suspension of duty on certain television picture tubes. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2743 | 100 | s | 2743 | A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain polyvinyl chloride film, strips, and sheets. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide duty-free treatment of certain polyvinyl chloride film, strips, and sheets. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2745 | 100 | s | 2745 | A bill to provide a separate tariff classification for, and to suspend temporarily the duty on, certain opal borosilicate glassware. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide a separate tariff classification for opal borosilicate glassware used chiefly for preparing, serving, or storing food or beverages and imported in sets. Suspends the duty on such glassware through December 31, 1992. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hconres-355 | 100 | hconres | 355 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that South Korea, Japan, and the European Economic Community have a responsibility to reduce their trade surpluses with the United States, and that the President should set a minimum target for increases in agricultural exports of the United States when negotiating trade surplus reductions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) South Korea, Japan, and the European Economic Community should reduce their trade surpluses with the United States; (2) the President should enter into bilateral trade negotiations with such countries to reduce such surpluses; (3) the President should set a specified minimum target for increases in U.S. agricultural exports when negotiating such reductions; and (4) in reaching the minimum target for such exports, the United States should increase by a specified amount beef and wheat exports to such countries. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2705 | 100 | s | 2705 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on 2', 4'-Difluoro-4-hydroxy-3-biphenylcarboxylic acid. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1991, the duty on 2', 4'-Difluoro-4-hydroxy-3-biphenylcarboxylic acid. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2706 | 100 | s | 2706 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on 2-(alpha-hydroxyethyl)-3-amino-1, 5-pentane-dioic acid 5-methylester. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1991, the duty on 2-(alpha-hydroxyethyl)-3-amino-1,5-pentane-diodic acid 5-methylester. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2716 | 100 | s | 2716 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on self-folding collapsible umbrellas. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1992, the duty on self-folding collapsible umbrellas used for protection against rain. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2724 | 100 | s | 2724 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 14 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of petroleum products (from Alaska and from the rest of the United States) that are domestically produced by an oil refinery which commits or has committed to export such products as a condition of obtaining financing and which commences commercial operations on or after enactment of this Act. Sets forth specified exceptions. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hjres-635 | 100 | hjres | 635 | A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that export licenses should not be granted which allow satellites manufactured in the United States to be launched by non-market launching entities, including the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-09 | 1988-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | States that no action should be taken on the granting of export licenses unless the President makes a finding that the approval of exports to nonmarket satellite launching entities, including the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, will not adversely affect U.S. national security, foreign policy, or other interests. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-s-2702 | 100 | s | 2702 | A bill to provide OPIC insurance, reinsurance, and financing to eligible projects in Poland. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-09 | 1988-08-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 5 | Authorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to issue insurance or reinsurance, guarantee loans, or extend financing for eligible investors with respect to projects in Poland only if such projects are undertaken in conjunction with the nongovernmental sector in Poland. Requires OPIC to annually certify to the Congress that businesses in Poland with respect to which OPIC has undertaken any such activities do not violate any internationally recognized workers' rights. Prohibits OPIC from undertaking any such activities with respect to any project in Poland: (1) which fosters unfair competition with import-sensitive U.S. industries or leads to significantly adverse impacts on U.S. employment; or (2) until the Secretary of State has certified that the Government of Poland has enacted laws which significantly improve the operating conditions for private enterprises in Poland, including the reform of present laws governing joint ventures and the licensing of new businesses. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-s-2692 | 100 | s | 2692 | A bill to require the initiation of trade negotiations with Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-05 | 1988-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Directs the President to initiate multilateral trade negotiations with Japan by June 30, 1990, that meet the following objectives: (1) to establish numerical goals for increased trade between the United States and Japan and control of the bilateral balance of trade between such countries; (2) to address specific trade problems, including the establishment of stronger rules for recidivist dumping and the establishment of trade preferences to encourage the export to Japan of the products of least developed countries; (3) to increase the degree of coordination between U.S. and Japanese macroeconomic policies through the establishment of minimum and maximum rates of exchange between the currency of such countries and the coordination of consumer and government expenditures to achieve balance in the current account; and (4) to increase the amount of funds expended by Japan for foreign assistance, debt relief of less developed countries, and compensation to the United States for U.S. military expenditures for the defense of Japan. Requires the President to consult with specified congressional committees. Provides for implementation of such agreement. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5160 | 100 | hr | 5160 | South African Family Advancement Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-04 | 1988-08-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 0 | South African Family Advancement Act of 1988 - Amends the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to require U.S. nationals employing more than 25 persons in South Africa to establish a fund for assistance to black and other non-white South Africans for: (1) college or vocational training scholarships; (2) grants to schools and health clinics; (3) housing loans and counseling; (4) assistance to businesses; and (5) development of recreational facilities. Requires the fund to be financed by an amount equal to 25 percent of the payroll of such national's holding in South Africa and administered by a board of directors representing the holding, labor, and the local black community. | 2025-08-28T20:06:36Z | |
| 100-s-2683 | 100 | s | 2683 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to clarify the scope of item 806.30 thereof. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-04 | 1988-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to exclude from their reduced duty rates any waste or scrap of iron, steel, copper, zinc, or aluminum or of alloys of any such metals that is exported from the United States, processed abroad, and reexported to the United States. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5147 | 100 | hr | 5147 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to clarify the scope of item 806.30 thereof. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-03 | 1988-08-03 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to exclude from their reduced duty rates any waste or scrap of iron, steel, copper, zinc, or aluminum or of alloys of any such metals that is exported from the United States, processed abroad, and reexported to the United States. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2668 | 100 | s | 2668 | A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-29 | 1988-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 1991, the duty on 1,6 hexamethylene diisocyanate. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2661 | 100 | s | 2661 | A bill relating to the tariff treatment of certain entries of digital processing units. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-27 | 1988-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Provides that certain digital processing units for automated data processing machines that are imported into the United States after January 16, 1986, and before January 1, 1988, and are unliquidated as of December 31, 1987, shall be liquidated as duty free upon proper request filed with the appropriate customs officer. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2662 | 100 | s | 2662 | Textile Apparel and Footwear Trade Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-27 | 1988-09-26 | Received in Senate; returned pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 544. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 38 | Textile Apparel and Footwear Trade Act of 1988 - Limits the 1987 imports of textiles and textile products classified under a category to an amount equal to 101 percent of the total 1986 imports classified under such category. Limits the 1987 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under a nonrubber footwear category to an amount equal to: (1) the total 1986 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under such category; and (2) in the case of low priced nonrubber footwear, the total 1986 imports of low priced nonrubber footwear classified under such category. Provides for a one-percent annual growth in the amount of permitted imports of textiles and textile products after 1987. Sets forth specified exceptions to the limits placed on imported textiles and nonrubber footwear. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to enforce limitations imposed on the quantity of textiles classified under each category which are entered in 1989 only if they ensure that: (1) the amount of such limitations is allocated to such products of each country to which the total quantity of U.S. agricultural products exported during the year preceding the applicable year exceeds the total quantity of U.S. agricultural products exported to such country during the year before the year preceding the applicable year; and (2) the amount of textiles classified under each category entered during the applicable year that is allocated so that each country exceeds the quantity of such products of such country classified under such category that entered during the year preceding the applicable year. Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into trade agreements to grant new concessions as compensation, to the extent required under U.S. trade agreements for the import limits imposed by this Act; and (2) proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty on textiles and textile products and on nonrubber footwear as necessary to carry out such agreements. Prohibits the President from reducing any rate of duty by more than… | 2025-08-28T20:07:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5090 | 100 | hr | 5090 | United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-26 | 1988-09-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-449. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 1 | United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 - Title I: Approval of United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement and Relationship of Agreement to United States - Declares that the Congress approves the U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Agreement (Agreement). Sets forth provisions regarding the Agreement and conflicts with U.S., State, and local laws. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR), within 60 days after enactment of this Act (but not later than December 15, 1988), to submit to the Congress a report identifying major current Canadian practices that, in the opinion of the USTR: (1) are not in conformity with the Agreement; and (2) require a change of Canadian law or practice to enable it to conform with its obligations under the Agreement. Sets forth provisions with respect to the implementation of the Agreement. Title II: Tariff Modifications, Rules of Origin, User Fees, Drawback, Enforcement, and Other Customs Provisions - Authorizes the President to proclaim such modifications, or continuance of existing duties, existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties as he determines to be necessary to carry out the Agreement. Sets forth provisions relating to other modifications, including those affecting plywood and automotive products. Sets forth rules with respect to the tariff treatment of goods originating in the territory of a party to the Agreement. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 to require fees charged for the provision of customs services with respect to Canadian goods to be in accordance with a specified article of the Agreement. Prohibits any service that has been exempted from such fee from being funded with money from the Customs User Fee Account. Prohibits any drawback from being paid with respect to countervailing or antidumping duties imposed on drawback eligible goods. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth provisions with respect to drawback eligible goods as they relate to: (1) articles manufactured in bonded war… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-s-2651 | 100 | s | 2651 | United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-25 | 1988-09-19 | H.R. 5090 passed in Senate relating to this measure. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 1 | United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 - Title I: Approval of United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement and Relationship of Agreement to United States - Declares that the Congress approves the U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Agreement (Agreement). Sets forth provisions regarding the Agreement and conflicts with U.S., State, and local laws. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR), within 60 days after enactment of this Act (but not later than December 15, 1988), to submit to the Congress a report identifying major current Canadian practices that, in the opinion of the USTR: (1) are not in conformity with the Agreement; and (2) require a change of Canadian law or practice to enable it to conform with its obligations under the Agreement. Sets forth provisions with respect to the implementation of the Agreement. Title II: Tariff Modifications, Rules of Origin, User Fees, Drawback, Enforcement, and Other Customs Provisions - Authorizes the President to proclaim such modifications, or continuance of existing duties, existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties as he determines to be necessary to carry out the Agreement. Sets forth provisions relating to other modifications, including those affecting plywood and automotive products. Sets forth rules with respect to the tariff treatment of goods originating in the territory of a party to the Agreement. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 to require fees charged for the provision of customs services with respect to Canadian goods to be in accordance with a specified article of the Agreement. Prohibits any service that has been exempted from such fee from being funded with money from the Customs User Fee Account. Prohibits any drawback from being paid with respect to countervailing or antidumping duties imposed on drawback eligible goods. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth provisions with respect to drawback eligible goods as they relate to: (1) articles manufactured in bonded… | 2025-08-28T20:08:52Z | |
| 100-hr-5064 | 100 | hr | 5064 | A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, to allow full and free transferability of loans guaranteed prior to October 15, 1986. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-14 | 1988-08-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] | WI | D | K000259 | 0 | Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require the Export-Import Bank to authorize the free transferability by the originating lenders or their transferees of medium- and long-term obligations insured or guaranteed by the Bank before the enactment of the Export-Import Bank Amendments of 1986 (October 15, 1986) (currently after enactment of such Act). | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-5041 | 100 | hr | 5041 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to restrict the export of certain petroleum products from certain oil refineries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] | MI | D | W000682 | 90 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of petroleum products (from Alaska and from the rest of the United States) that are domestically produced by oil refineries owned by non-U.S. citizens. Sets forth specified exceptions. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-s-2638 | 100 | s | 2638 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to treat acts and practices of foreign countries that diminish the effectiveness of international agreements protecting endangered or threatened species as unreasonable for purposes of applying chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to treat acts and practices of foreign countries that diminish the effectiveness of international agreements that protect endangered or threatened species as unreasonable for purposes of the enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2640 | 100 | s | 2640 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to treat acts and practices of foreign countries that diminish the effectiveness of international fishery conservation programs as unreasonable for purposes of applying chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to treat acts and practices of foreign countries that diminish the effectiveness of any international fishery conservation program as unreasonable for purposes of the enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements. Includes as unreasonable acts those which deny fair market opportunities or equitable protection of intellectual property rights. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hjres-609 | 100 | hjres | 609 | A joint resolution to prohibit the proposed sale to Kuwait of F/A-18 aircraft, Cluster bomb units, SIDEWINDER missiles, SPARROW missiles, HARPOON missiles, and MAVERICK missiles (transmittal number 88-39). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-12 | 1988-07-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. | House | Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] | FL | D | S000586 | 168 | Prohibits the proposed sale of F/A-18C/D aircraft, Cluster bomb units, and Sidewinder, Sparrow, Harpoon, and Maverick missiles to Kuwait. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-hr-5025 | 100 | hr | 5025 | A bill to enforce the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe by denying most favored nation status to countries which are not in complete or substantially complete compliance with the Helsinki Final Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-12 | 1988-07-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Prohibits the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most favored nation status) to the products of a country which is a signatory to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Final Act) and whose products were not receiving such nondiscriminatory treatment as of May 1, 1988, unless the President certifies to the Congress that such country is either in complete or substantially complete compliance with such Final Act, particularly the human rights and humanitarian affairs provisions. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2625 | 100 | s | 2625 | A bill to temporarily reduce the duties imposed on certain impact line printers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-11 | 1988-07-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for temporary tariff treatment of impact line printers through December 31, 1991. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2615 | 100 | s | 2615 | A bill to continue until January 1, 1991, the existing suspension of duty on m-Aminophenol. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on m-Aminophenol through December 31, 1990. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2616 | 100 | s | 2616 | A bill to continue until January 1, 1991, the existing suspension on Trichloro salicylic acid. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to continue the existing suspension of duty on trichlorosalicylic acid through December 31, 1990. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-s-2613 | 100 | s | 2613 | Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-06 | 1988-09-20 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 69 | Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Makes the legislative history of H.R. 3 applicable to this Act, with specified exceptions. Title I: Trade, Customs, and Tariff Laws - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes with respect to U.S. trade. Subtitle A: United States Trade Agreements - Part 1: Negotiation and Implementation of Trade Agreements - Declares that the overall U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to trade agreements are to obtain: (1) more open and equitable market access; (2) the reduction or elimination of barriers and other trade-distorting pratices; and (3) a more effective system of international trading procedures. Sets forth the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives with respect to: (1) dispute settlement procedures; (2) improvement of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and multilateral trade negotiation agreements; (3) transparency; (4) developing countries; (5) current account surpluses; (6) trade and monetary coordination; (7) agriculture; (8) unfair trade practices; (9) trade in services; (10) intellectual property; (11) foreign direct investment; (12) safeguard measures; (13) specific trade barriers, including the reduction and elimination of tariff and nontariff trade barriers; (14) worker rights; (15) access to high technology; and (16) border taxes. Grants the President the authority, whenever he determines that one or more existing duties or import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States, to: (1) enter, before June 1, 1993, into trade agreements with foreign countries; and (2) proclaim any modification or continuance of duties, continuance of duty-free treatment, or imposition of additional duties, as appropriate. Grants the President the authority to enter, before June 1, 1993, into trade agreements with foreign countries to reduce or eliminate nontariff trade barriers or other distortions or to prohibit or limit the imposition of such barriers or d… | 2025-08-28T20:08:08Z | |
| 100-hr-4941 | 100 | hr | 4941 | A bill to provide that certain regulations not be used in administering the trade adjustment assistance program. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-29 | 1988-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] | PA | D | K000307 | 5 | Prohibits specified provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations relating to eligibility for worker trade adjustment assistance from being used in the administration of such assistance under the Trade Act of 1974. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4942 | 100 | hr | 4942 | A bill to extend the period in which a certain notification under subchapter A of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is in effect. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-29 | 1988-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] | PA | D | K000307 | 1 | Extends through August 31, 1988, the certification for worker trade adjustment assistance made under the Trade Act of 1974 as a result of the petition TA-W-13,654. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2595 | 100 | s | 2595 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1989 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-29 | 1988-07-07 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 for the United States International Trade Commission. Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 for the United States Customs Service for: (1) salaries and expenses incurred in its noncommercial operations; (2) the Customs User Fee Account for salaries and expenses incurred in its commercial operations; and (3) the operation (including salaries and expenses) and maintenance of its air interdiction program. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Treasury for FY 1989 for the Customs Cooperation Council. Increases the number of employees at the Service. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth procedures for reconciliation of inconsistent decisions made by customs officers with respect to merchandise. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2596 | 100 | s | 2596 | A bill to extend the period in which a certain certification under subchapter A of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is in effect. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-29 | 1988-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Extends through August 31, 1988, the certification for worker trade adjustment assistance made under the Trade Act of 1974 as a result of the petition TA-W-13,654. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4935 | 100 | hr | 4935 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit United States Satellites from being launched from launch vehicles owned by certain countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-28 | 1988-08-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOD, State, DOT, US Trade Rep. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 16 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit any U.S. corporation or State from launching a satellite from a launch vehicle owned by a controlled country or by China. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-s-2581 | 100 | s | 2581 | A bill to continue the temporary suspension of duties on 4-chloro-3-methylphenol. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-28 | 1988-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1990, the suspension of duty on 4-chloro-3-methylphenol. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2567 | 100 | s | 2567 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on furniture of unspun fibrous vegetable materials. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-24 | 1988-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on furniture of unspun fibrous vegetable materials through December 31, 1993. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2558 | 100 | s | 2558 | Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-23 | 1988-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 69 | Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Makes the legislative history of H.R. 3 applicable to this Act, with specified exceptions. Title I: Trade, Customs, and Tariff Laws - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes with respect to U.S. trade. Subtitle A: United States Trade Agreements - Part 1: Negotiation and Implementation of Trade Agreements - Declares that the overall U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to trade agreements are to obtain: (1) more open and equitable market access; (2) the reduction or elimination of barriers and other trade-distorting pratices; and (3) a more effective system of international trading procedures. Sets forth the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives with respect to: (1) dispute settlement procedures; (2) improvement of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and multilateral trade negotiation agreements; (3) transparency; (4) developing countries; (5) current account surpluses; (6) trade and monetary coordination; (7) agriculture; (8) unfair trade practices; (9) trade in services; (10) intellectual property; (11) foreign direct investment; (12) safeguard measures; (13) specific trade barriers, including the reduction and elimination of tariff and nontariff trade barriers; (14) worker rights; (15) access to high technology; and (16) border taxes. Grants the President the authority, whenever he determines that one or more existing duties or import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States, to: (1) enter, before June 1, 1993, into trade agreements with foreign countries; and (2) proclaim any modification or continuance of duties, continuance of duty-free treatment, or imposition of additional duties, as appropriate. Grants the President the authority to enter, before June 1, 1993, into trade agreements with foreign countries to reduce or eliminate nontariff trade barriers or other distortions or to prohibit or limit the imposition of such barriers or d… | 2025-08-28T20:09:12Z | |
| 100-s-2548 | 100 | s | 2548 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain glass bulbs until January 1, 1993. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on monochrome glass envelopes for cathode ray tubes through December 31, 1992. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2536 | 100 | s | 2536 | A bill to provide that certain regulations not be used in administering the Trade Assistance Program. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-17 | 1988-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 3 | Prohibits specified provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations relating to eligibility for worker trade adjustment assistance from being used in the administration of such assistance under the Trade Act of 1974. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4848 | 100 | hr | 4848 | Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-16 | 1988-08-23 | Became Public Law No: 100-418. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 66 | (Measure passed Senate, roll call #288 (85-11)) Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Makes the legislative history of H.R. 3 applicable to this Act, with specified exceptions. Title I: Trade, Customs, and Tariff Laws - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes with respect to U.S. trade. Subtitle A: United States Trade Agreements - Part 1: Negotiation and Implementation of Trade Agreements - Declares that the overall U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to trade agreements are to obtain: (1) more open and equitable market access; (2) the reduction or elimination of barriers and other trade-distorting practices; and (3) a more effective system of international trading procedures. Sets forth the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives with respect to: (1) dispute settlement procedures; (2) improvement of the GATT and multilateral trade negotiation agreements; (3) transparency; (4) developing countries; (5) current account surpluses; (6) trade and monetary coordination; (7) agriculture; (8) unfair trade practices; (9) trade in services; (10) intellectual property; (11) foreign direct investment; (12) safeguard measures; (13) specific trade barriers, including the reduction and elimination of tariff and nontariff trade barriers; (14) worker rights; (15) access to high technology; and (16) border taxes. Grants the President the authority, whenever he determines that one or more existing duties or import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States, to: (1) enter, before June 1, 1993, into trade agreements with foreign countries; and (2) proclaim any modification or continuance of duties, continuance of duty-free treatment, or imposition of additional duties, as appropriate. Grants the President the authority to enter, before June 1, 1993, into trade agreements with foreign countries to reduce or eliminate nontariff trade barriers or other distortions or to prohibit or limit the imposition of such barri… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-4854 | 100 | hr | 4854 | A bill to encourage economic development in Central America, and to increase the sugar import quota. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-16 | 1988-07-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Authorizes the President, during FY 1988 and 1989, to issue new U.S. guarantees of eligible debt obligations made or issued by the Governments of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras in exchange for existing debt obligations owed by such countries to private financial institutions. Requires that the United States guarantee certain debt obligations which Costa Rica and Guatemala issue in exchange for no more than 40 percent, and which El Salvador and Honduras issue in exchange for no more than 100 percent, of the existing debt obligations owed by such countries to private financial institutions. Directs specified U.S. Government lending institutions with loans outstanding to any such country to take steps to reduce the interest rate applicable to such loans to the prevailing rate minus four percentage points. Directs the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State to take steps to implement such reductions and encourage other creditor countries to such countries to make similar reductions. Increases the import quota on sugars, syrups, and molasses. Allocates additional amounts for such products of: (1) Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica; and (2) Nicaragua, if the Nicaraguan Reconciliation Commission reaches conclusions satisfactory to all participants. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the sugar price support program indefinitely. (Currently such program applies through the 1990 crops of sugarcane and sugar beets). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hconres-316 | 100 | hconres | 316 | A concurrent resolution to express deep concern that the Japanese Ministry of Transport has imposed unreasonable and unjustifiable obstacles which have precluded Federal Express from implementing its small-package express service between the United States and Japan pursuant to the 1985 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Japan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-14 | 1988-08-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] | TN | R | S001075 | 73 | Expresses the grave concern of the Congress regarding the apparent discriminatory treatment of Federal Express by the Government of Japan. Urges Japan to honor its obligations under the 1985 Memorandum of Understanding and allow Federal Express to compete in the U.S.-Japan market with maximum flexibility. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4803 | 100 | hr | 4803 | Price Competitive Products Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-14 | 1988-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | C000293 | 26 | Price Competitive Products Act of 1988 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit the importation or sale of foreign-made articles bearing a trademark or trade name identical with one owned and registered by a U.S. citizen when: (1) both the foreign and the U.S. trademark are owned by the same person; (2) the foreign and domestic trademark owners are parent and subsidiary companies; or (3) the foreign articles bear a recorded trademark applied under authorization of the U.S. owner. Permits the importation or sale of an article otherwise legally imported even though such article may have a copyright in its trademark or in the label, package, design, instructions for use, or other accompanying material. | 2025-08-28T20:06:04Z | |
| 100-hr-4816 | 100 | hr | 4816 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit United States corporations from entering into commercial ventures using the Soviet space station and to prohibit United States satellites from being launched from launch vehicles owned by certain countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-14 | 1988-06-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit: (1) any U.S. corporation or State from entering into a commercial venture involving the use of a Soviet space station; and (2) any U.S. satellite from being launched from a launch vehicle owned by a controlled country. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 100-hr-4817 | 100 | hr | 4817 | American Flag Fidelity Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-14 | 1988-06-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 27 | American Flag Fidelity Act - Prohibits the importation of U.S. flags that are manufactured in a foreign country. | 2025-08-28T20:05:34Z | |
| 100-s-2503 | 100 | s | 2503 | A bill to suspend for a 3-year period the duty on diphenolic acid. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-13 | 1988-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on diphenolic acid through December 31, 1991. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2504 | 100 | s | 2504 | A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of duty on tamoxifen citrate for a 3-year period. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-13 | 1988-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1991, the duty on tamoxifen citrate. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2505 | 100 | s | 2505 | A bill to temporarily reduce the duty on certain fabrics used in making fire-protective garments for firefighters. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-13 | 1988-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 1991, the duty on certain fabrics used in making fire-protective garments for firefighters. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4788 | 100 | hr | 4788 | National Competitiveness Policy Act of 1988 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-10 | 1988-07-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 22 | National Competitiveness Policy Act of 1988 - Title I: National Competitiveness Policy - Subtitle A: Declaration of Policy - Sets forth the Congress' findings, purposes, and declaration of national competitiveness policy. Subtitle B: Responsibilities Under the Policy - Requires House of Representatives and Senate reports accompanying bills or joint resolutions to contain a statement prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office detailing: (1) the favorable and adverse effects on the competitiveness of U.S. industries that will result if such legislation is enacted; and (2) any other adverse effects on such industries, other than on U.S. competitiveness, that will result if such legislation is enacted, including the displacement of U.S. workers. Declares that it shall not be in order in the House or the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution if the accompanying report does not contain such statement. Sets forth provisions relating to executive agency responsibilities with respect to the competitiveness of U.S. industries. Requires such agencies to review their rules and policies for compliance with the requirements of this title. Provides that any specific responsibility of Federal agencies under this Act shall not affect their statutory obligations to comply with U.S. trade agreements. Requires the President to transmit annually to the Congress a National Competitiveness Report summarizing the competitiveness of U.S. industries. Subtitle C: The Council on Competitiveness - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Council on Competitiveness. Requires the Council to: (1) assist the President in the preparation of the National Competitiveness Report; and (2) gather, study, and review information regarding the competitiveness of U.S. industries. Title II: Limitation on Regulatory Costs - Provides that it shall not be in order in the House or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution (including any amendment) authorizing an executive agency to issue rules if: (… | 2025-08-28T20:08:01Z | |
| 100-hjres-590 | 100 | hjres | 590 | A joint resolution to prohibit the proposed sale to Japan of an AEGIS Combat System (transmittal number 88-25). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-16 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 22 | Prohibits the proposed sale to Japan of the AEGIS Combat System and related defense articles and defense services. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-s-2489 | 100 | s | 2489 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on mixed ortho/para toluene sulfonomide. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on mixed ortho/para toluene sulfonomide through December 31, 1992. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2448 | 100 | s | 2448 | A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, to allow full and free transferability of loans guaranteed prior to October 15, 1986. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-27 | 1988-05-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 3 | Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require the Export-Import Bank to authorize the free transferability by the originating lenders or their transferees of medium- and long-term obligations insured or guaranteed by the Bank before the enactment of the Export-Import Bank Amendments of 1986 (October 15, 1986) (currently after enactment of such Act). | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hr-4692 | 100 | hr | 4692 | Agricultural Commodity Embargo Limitation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-26 | 1988-06-08 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] | AR | D | A000103 | 95 | Agricultural Commodity Embargo Limitation Act - Provides that the President may not prohibit or restrict the export of U.S. agricultural products to any country unless: (1) a state of war exists between such country and the United States; or (2) the President certifies to the Congress that such country is engaged in military hostilities against the United States, and such certification is in effect. | 2025-08-28T20:08:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4696 | 100 | hr | 4696 | A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on Norfloxacin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-26 | 1988-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | D000586 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a three-year period, the duty on (1) 3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1, 4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl). | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4697 | 100 | hr | 4697 | A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on amiloride hydrochloride crude. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-26 | 1988-08-08 | Executive Comment Received From ITC. | House | Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | D000586 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a three-year period, the duty on N-amidino -3,5 - diamino -6-chloropyrazine-carboxamide monohydro-chloride dihydrate. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4698 | 100 | hr | 4698 | A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on D-carboxamide. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-26 | 1988-08-16 | Executive Comment Received From ITC. | House | Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | D000586 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a three-year period, the duty on 2,2-dimethyl cyclorpropylcarboxamide. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4681 | 100 | hr | 4681 | A bill relating to the reporting of trade statistics. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-25 | 1988-06-03 | Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Commerce. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Repeals the requirement for the reporting of certain import statistics 48 hours in advance of any other Government statistics concerning values of imports or trade balances. Requires the Director of the Census to report to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means on a study of the feasibility of developing and publishing a monthly index of the real volume of merchandise trade which would be reported simultaneously with the balance of merchandise trade for the United States. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hr-4683 | 100 | hr | 4683 | A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on ADC-6. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-25 | 1988-06-14 | Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a three-year period, the duty on 2-(a-hydroxyethyl)-3-amino-1,5-pentanedioic acid 5-methylester. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4684 | 100 | hr | 4684 | A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on Diflunisal. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-25 | 1988-09-09 | Executive Comment Received From ITC. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, for a three-year period, the duty on 2',4'-Difluro-4-hydroxy-3-biphenyl-carboxylic acid. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4677 | 100 | hr | 4677 | A bill to treat tobacco grown in the United States and processed in a Caribbean Basin country as eligible for duty-free treatment. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-24 | 1988-07-28 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] | TX | D | P000328 | 0 | Treats as duty-free any tobacco grown in the United States and processed in a Caribbean Basin country. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4679 | 100 | hr | 4679 | A bill to amend the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duties on certain infant nursery monitors and intercoms. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-24 | 1988-06-02 | Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1992, the duty on certain infant nursery monitors and intercoms. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2407 | 100 | s | 2407 | A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on sulfachloropyridazine. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-18 | 1988-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duties on sulfachloropyridazine through December 31, 1990. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2398 | 100 | s | 2398 | A bill to amend the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duties on certain infant nursery monitors and intercoms. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-16 | 1988-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1992, the duty on certain infant nursery monitors and intercoms. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2399 | 100 | s | 2399 | A bill to extend until December 31, 1993, the existing suspension of duty on certain yttrium ores, materials, and compounds. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-16 | 1988-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 1 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on certain yttrium bearing materials and compounds through December 31, 1993. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2387 | 100 | s | 2387 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3-ethyl-8-hydroxylquinoline. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-13 | 1988-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on 3-ethyl-8-hydroxylquinoline through December 31, 1990. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2388 | 100 | s | 2388 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on naphthalic acid anhydride. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-13 | 1988-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on naphthalic acid anhydride through December 31, 1990. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-s-2390 | 100 | s | 2390 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to limit the withholding of information subject to the Freedom of Information Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-13 | 1988-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require the disclosure of exporters' license information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hconres-298 | 100 | hconres | 298 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding relief for the United States Citrus Industry under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and other appropriate relief. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-10 | 1988-05-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | L000295 | 54 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should continue to pursue the U.S. complaint against Japan's obstructive citrus and beef import practices with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Council seeking a decision that Japan is in violation of the GATT; (2) the USTR is urged to initiate an investigation of the enforcement of U.S. trade rights or unfair trade practices in response to the petition filed by the Florida Citrus Mutual and others; (3) the USTR should pursue such investigation of the alleged unfair trade practices; (4) the President should use his authority under the Trade Act of 1974 to restore trade benefits due the U.S. citrus industry which arise from Japan's imposition of quantitative restrictions on U.S. oranges and orange juice; and (5) the President should take action to obtain the recommendation of the GATT Contracting Parties that Japan eliminate or bring into conformity with GATT its citrus and beef import practices with respect to U.S. imports. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4553 | 100 | hr | 4553 | A bill to enhance the enforcement of the laws relating to the conservation of the American lobster. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-10 | 1988-08-16 | Executive Comment Received From USTR. | House | Rep. Brennan, Joseph E. [D-ME-1] | ME | D | B000798 | 2 | Prohibits the entry into the customs territory of the United States of any whole lobster or parts of lobster of a specified species that: (1) is smaller than the minimum possession size required under the American Lobster Fishery Management Plan; or (2) is bearing attached eggs or bears evidence of the forcible removal of eggs. Requires the Commissioner of Customs to enforce this provision. Requires the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service to study annually the impact that the availability of undersized lobsters is having on the implementation of the fishery management plan. Requires transmittal of the study results to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2362 | 100 | s | 2362 | A bill to enhance the enforcement of laws conserving American lobster. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-10 | 1988-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 5 | Prohibits the entry into the customs territory of the United States of any whole lobster or parts of lobster of a specified species that: (1) is smaller than the minimum possession size required under the American Lobster Fishery Management Plan; or (2) is bearing attached eggs or bears evidence of the forcible removal of eggs. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-sconres-117 | 100 | sconres | 117 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding relief for the United States Citrus Industry under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and other appropriate relief. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-05-10 | 1988-05-10 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 9 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should continue to pursue the U.S. complaint against Japan's obstructive citrus and beef import practices with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Council seeking a decision that Japan is in violation of the GATT; (2) the USTR is urged to initiate an investigation of the enforcement of U.S. trade rights or unfair trade practices in response to the petition filed by the Florida Citrus Mutual and others; (3) the USTR should pursue such investigation of alleged unfair trade practices; (4) the President should use his authority under the Trade Act of 1974 to restore trade benefits due the U.S. citrus industry which arise from Japan's imposition of quantitative restrictions on U.S. oranges and orange juice; and (5) the President should take action to obtain the recommendation of the GATT Contracting Parties that Japan eliminate or bring into conformity with GATT its citrus and beef import practices with respect to U.S. imports. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z |
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