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| 104-hr-4338 | 104 | hr | 4338 | To provide relief for domestic producers of tailored wool apparel from increased imports of such apparel from Canada. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-10-01 | 1996-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Directs the President to take necessary steps to renegotiate with Canada the annual quantity limitations of tailored wool apparel assembled in Canada from fabric or yarn produced or obtained in a non-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country, that is eligible for preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA, to reflect current conditions in the wool apparel industry in Canada and the United States, including the ability of tailored wool apparel producers to obtain supplies of wool fabric within U.S. and Canadian territories. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4289 | 104 | hr | 4289 | Fair Trade Opportunities Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Fair Trade Opportunities Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1975 to repeal Title IV (Trade Relations with Countries not Currently Receiving Nondiscriminatory Treatment) (Jackson Vanick Act). Directs the President to consult with the appropriate congressional committees and determine whether each foreign country that is not a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not according adequate trade benefits or substantially equal competitive opportunities to U.S. commerce. Mandates an increase in the rate of duty with respect to the products of such a country. Authorizes the President to increase such rate on any product of a non-market economy country that is not a WTO member if it: (1) denies its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate; (2) imposes more than a nominal tax on emigration documents, for any purpose; or (3) imposes more than a nominal tax, fine, fee or other charge on any citizen as a consequence of such citizen's desire to emigrate to a country of his or her choice. | 2025-08-21T20:14:39Z | |
| 104-hr-4290 | 104 | hr | 4290 | To amend title V of the Trade Act of 1974 to add to the eligibility criteria for the Generalized System of Preferences full cooperation with the United States in preventing illegal drug traffic and the entry of illegal drugs into the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add to the criteria for eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences full cooperation with the United States in preventing illegal drug traffic and the entry of illegal drugs into the United States. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4291 | 104 | hr | 4291 | Fair International Standards in Trade for the Americas Act of 1995 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Fair International Standards in Trade for the Americas Act of 1995 (sic) - States that the purposes and objectives of any free-trade area trade agreement in furtherance of the proposed Free Trade Agreement for the Americas include the following principal negotiating objectives: (1) specified worker rights, standards and protection; (2) environmental quality and protection; (3) identification of the systematic denial or practical nullification of worker rights and environmental quality as unfair trade practices; and (4) a comprehensive dispute resolution process meeting specified requirements. Instructs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an interagency committee to provide technical consultation services if a multilateral commission is established for comprehensive dispute resolution. States that the President's authority to enter into free-trade area trade agreements may be exercised only if such agreements reflect the provisions of this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:14:51Z | |
| 104-hr-4307 | 104 | hr | 4307 | Forcing Out Underage Labor Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-28 | 1996-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 6 | Forcing Out Underage Labor Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to identify countries that manufacture soccer balls with the use of child labor. Prohibits the importation of such an item into the United States, unless it contains a label stating that it is not a product of child labor. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violation of this prohibition. Authorizes appropriations for a U.S. contribution to the International Labor Organization for the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights for certain activities related to bonded child labor. | 2025-08-21T20:14:58Z | |
| 104-hr-4328 | 104 | hr | 4328 | Trade Modernization Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-28 | 1996-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. White, Rick [R-WA-1] | WA | R | W000391 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: United States Trade Administration Subtitle A: Establishment Subtitle B: Officers Subtitle C: Transfers to the USTA Subtitle D: Administrative Provisions Subtitle E: Related Agencies Subtitle F: Conforming Amendments Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions Title IV: Miscellaneous Trade Modernization Act of 1996 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth findings and definitions. Title II: United States Trade Administration - Subtitle A: Establishment - Establishes the United States Trade Administration (USTA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch, headed by the United States Trade Representative (USTR), who shall: (1) have the rank and status of Ambassador; and (2) represent the United States in all trade negotiations conducted by the USTA. Subtitle B: Officers - Establishes in the USTA: (1) a Deputy Administrator of USTA; (2) two Deputy USTRs (one for Negotiations, one to the World Trade Organization); (3) three Assistant Administrators (for Export Administration, Import Administration, and Trade and Policy Analysis); (4) a Director General for Export Promotion; (5) a General Counsel; (6) an Inspector General; and (7) a Chief Financial Officer. Subtitle C: Transfers to the USTA - Transfers to USTA all functions of: (1) the Office of the USTR in the Executive Office of the President; and (2) the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and other specified officers of the Department of Commerce. (Sec. 223) Transfers to the Director General for Export Promotion all functions of the Trade and Development Agency. (Sec. 224) Transfers to the USTA all functions of the Secretary of Commerce relating to the Export-Import Bank of the United States. (Sec. 225) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make the USTR Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, with the Director Gen… | 2025-08-21T20:15:21Z | |
| 104-hr-4240 | 104 | hr | 4240 | To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of golf clubs and golf club components. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51] | CA | R | C000994 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt U.S. manufactured golf clubs, and components that are imported and assembled into golf clubs in the United States, from the country of origin marking requirements under the Act. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hres-547 | 104 | hres | 547 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any extension of fast-track negotiating authority to the executive branch for the expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) be tied solely to negotiations with the European Union on creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area(TAFTA). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any extension of fast-track negotiating authority to the executive branch for the expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) be tied to, and only to, negotiations with the European Union for the creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA). | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4212 | 104 | hr | 4212 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials used in the manufacture of skis and snowboards. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1732) | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on certain polyethylene base materials used in the manufacture of skis and snowboards. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4216 | 104 | hr | 4216 | To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reed, Jack [D-RI-2] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations that require all imported jewelry boxes to be marked in English with the country of origin. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4184 | 104 | hr | 4184 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-26 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1703) | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1999, the duty on: (1) caprolactam blocked methylene-bis-(4-phenylisocyanate); and (2) N,N,N1,N1-tetrakis (2-hydroxyethyl)-heaxane diamide (Beta Hydroxyalkylamide). | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4150 | 104 | hr | 4150 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain industrial nylon fabrics. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1999, the duty on certain industrial nylon fabrics. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-s-2107 | 104 | s | 2107 | A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Mongolia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] | WY | R | T000162 | 2 | Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (denying nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of certain countries) should no longer apply to Mongolia; and (2) based upon such determination, extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to Mongolian products. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-4109 | 104 | hr | 4109 | Export Programs Extension Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation Title II: Trade and Development Agency Title III: Export Promotion Programs Export Programs Extension Act of 1996 - Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the ceilings on the maximum contingent liabilities outstanding at any one time for investment insurance and for the financing of investment guarantees issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as well as of direct U.S. investment loans. Extends OPIC's authority to issue such insurance and guarantees through FY 1997. Title II: Trade and Development Agency - Authorizes appropriations for the Trade and Development Agency for FY 1997. Title III: Export Promotion Program - Amends the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 to authorize appropriations for the Department of Commerce export promotion programs for FY 1997. | 2025-08-21T20:16:11Z | |
| 104-hr-4086 | 104 | hr | 4086 | To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Mongolia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 3 | Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (denying nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of certain countries) should no longer apply to Mongolia; and (2) based upon such determination, extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to Mongolian products. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4065 | 104 | hr | 4065 | To require prior congressional approval before the President supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-12 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] | MO | D | G000132 | 17 | Prohibits the President from supporting the admission of China into the World Trade Organization (WTO) unless the Congress passes a joint resolution allowing the President to support such admission. Directs the President to: (1) notify the Congress if China becomes a member of the WTO without the support of the United States; and (2) submit notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the WTO Agreement. Makes a conforming amendment to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4074 | 104 | hr | 4074 | To require that jewelry imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reed, Jack [D-RI-2] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations that require all imported jewelry to be marked in English with the country of origin. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 104-s-2069 | 104 | s | 2069 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on specialized glass for use in glass-ceramic stovetops. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on textured rolled glass sheets for use in glass-ceramic stovetops. | 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z | |
| 104-hr-4053 | 104 | hr | 4053 | Emergency Wheat Gluten Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] | IL | R | L000552 | 0 | Emergency Wheat Gluten Act of 1996 - Imposes a 25 percent ad valorem duty on wheat gluten imported from European Union countries. Directs the administering authority to initiate a countervailing duty investigation with respect to such wheat. | 2025-08-21T20:15:07Z | |
| 104-hr-4057 | 104 | hr | 4057 | To suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical DEMT. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] | TN | R | Q000013 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on N,n-diethyl-m-toluidine (DEMT). | 2025-04-07T15:28:04Z | |
| 104-s-2061 | 104 | s | 2061 | Agricultural Trade Reform Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-09-10 | 1996-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Agricultural Trade Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to include within the definition of "domestic industry" the producers of a like or directly competitive perishable agricultural, citrus, or potato product, in a specific geographic area of the United States whose collective production of such article constitutes a significant proportion of its total domestic production. Authorizes the International Trade Commission (ITC) to treat as a domestic industry only that portion of the production of such products located in such geographic area. Amends provisional relief guidelines to require the ITC to expedite its determination procedure upon request by either the President or the U.S. Trade Representative (or a resolution adopted by either of two specified congressional committees), stating that provisional relief may be necessary to prevent or remedy actual or threatened serious injury to the domestic industry. Cites conditions under which the ITC may waive the 90-day monitoring requirement. | 2025-08-21T20:15:36Z | |
| 104-hr-3951 | 104 | hr | 3951 | To permit duty-free treatment for certain structures, parts, and components used in the Gemini Telescope Project. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 0 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to admit duty-free certain structures, parts, and components used in the Gemini Telescopes Project, in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, after March 31, 1997. | 2025-01-02T17:39:17Z | |
| 104-hr-3952 | 104 | hr | 3952 | To clarify that certain components of certain scientific instruments and apparatus shall be provided duty-free treatment. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 21 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment to educational and scientific instruments and apparatus that are imported for assembly into the United States. | 2025-01-02T17:39:17Z | |
| 104-hr-3977 | 104 | hr | 3977 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Protease Inhibitor. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | B000461 | 2 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through March 30, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV protease inhibitor. | 2025-01-02T17:39:16Z | |
| 104-hr-3987 | 104 | hr | 3987 | End the Trade Deficit Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | End the Trade Deficit Act - Establishes the Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit, whose purpose is to develop: (1) a trade policy plan to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit by the year 2006; and (2) a competitive trade policy for the 21st century. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:40Z | |
| 104-hr-4003 | 104 | hr | 4003 | To provide for the temporary suspension of duty on certain plastic web sheeting. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on certain plastic web sheeting. | 2025-04-07T15:26:57Z | |
| 104-hr-4014 | 104 | hr | 4014 | To require the President to certify whether the commitments made in the side agreements on the environment and on labor to the North American Free Trade Agreement are being met, and to remove certain benefits from a country that is certified as not meeting those commitments. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. | House | Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] | PA | R | W000268 | 11 | Directs the President to certify annually to the Congress whether or not each North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country is meeting its commitments under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAFTA supplemental agreements). Establishes certain economic and trade sanctions for countries that receive a negative certification. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act if it is in the U.S. national security interest. | 2025-01-23T13:14:35Z | |
| 104-s-2021 | 104 | s | 2021 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Protease Inhibitor. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-30 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12005-12006) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through March 30, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV protease inhibitor. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-2016 | 104 | s | 2016 | NAFTA Accountability Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-08-01 | 1996-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 7 | NAFTA Accountability Act - Withdraws approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as of October 1, 1997, unless specified conditions are met. Sets forth conditions for continuing U.S. participation in NAFTA, which must be met before the end of 1996. Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of NAFTA to correct trade deficits, currency distortions, and agricultural provisions in specified ways. Requires certifications by certain U.S. officials with respect to NAFTA, relating to: (1) gains in U.S. jobs and living standards (by the Secretary of Labor); (2) increased U.S. domestic manufacturing (by the Secretary of Commerce); (3) health and environmental standards, with respect to food imports and to U.S.-Mexico border areas (by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency); (4) compliance by Mexican commercial trucks and buses with U.S. transportation safety standards before crossing the U.S. border (by the Secretary of Transportation); (5) flow of illegal drugs from Mexico and Canada (by the Attorney General); and (6) Mexican democracy and human freedoms (by the President). Directs the President to consult regularly with the Congress regarding such negotiations. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to consult with appropriate congressional committees in developing technical and conforming amendments that may be required to carry out this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that until the conditions set by this Act are met: (1) the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries; and (2) fast-track authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion. | 2025-08-21T20:14:32Z | |
| 104-hres-490 | 104 | hres | 490 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-26 | 1996-07-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 28 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a separate customs territory without making such admission conditional on the admission of China, either as a developing or a developed country. Urges that it be U.S. policy to support Taiwan's unconditional admission to the WTO. | 2025-01-02T17:33:34Z | |
| 104-hr-3890 | 104 | hr | 3890 | To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of such status with respect to Syria if the President determines that Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-24 | 1996-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] | FL | R | S000106 | 5 | Withdraws nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment from the products of Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. Authorizes the President to restore nondiscriminatory treatment of the products of Syria upon certification to the Congress that Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith. | 2025-01-02T17:39:02Z | |
| 104-s-1982 | 104 | s | 1982 | Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-23 | 1996-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 11 | Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996 - Declares that: (1) no more than 50 percent of the total square meter equivalents of wool apparel assembled in Canada and eligible for preferential duty treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during any year shall be tailored wool; and (2) no more than 50 percent of such sublimit shall be men's and boys' wool suits, wool sport coats, or wool slacks. Grants nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment of Canadian tailored wool apparel that is eligible for preferential duty treatment under NAFTA. | 2025-08-21T20:14:05Z | |
| 104-s-1978 | 104 | s | 1978 | End the Trade Deficit Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-22 | 1996-10-03 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12258-12260) | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 3 | End the Trade Deficit Act - Establishes the Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit, whose purpose is to develop: (1) a trade policy plan to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit by the year 2006; and (2) a competitive trade policy for the 21st century. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:46Z | |
| 104-s-1976 | 104 | s | 1976 | A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-19 | 1996-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Authorizes the President to enter into a free trade agreement with qualified areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that provides for the: (1) reduction and elimination of trade barriers; (2) prohibition or limitations on the imposition of such barriers; and (3) elimination or reduction of duties imposed by the United States. Sets forth criteria for the duty-free treatment of qualified area products. Limits such qualified areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to those suffering from the severest form of economic deprivation, with a higher than average unemployment. Requires employers to comply with the MacBride Principles of economic justice. Requires the International Trade Commission to advise the President, before any reduction or elimination of duty is proclaimed with respect to an article, of any economic effect on U.S. industries producing like or directly competitive articles, and on consumers, in providing duty-free treatment for such articles. Requires the President to consult with the Congress before entering into, or implementing, any free trade agreement under this Act. | 2025-04-07T15:30:17Z | |
| 104-hr-3815 | 104 | hr | 3815 | Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-16 | 1996-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 104-295. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that, in the case of a claim for the reliquidation (refund) of excess duties paid on certain entries of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) products, interest on such a claim accrue from the date of the claim. (Sec. 3) Amends Federal customs law to repeal the requirement that certain small vessels departing from a foreign port, or which visited a hovering vessel, carry a certificate for the importation into the United States of alcoholic spirits. Requires all persons who are indebted to the Government under the customs laws to pay all costs associated with the collection of such debt. (Sec. 4) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to require certain customs fees charged against merchandise imported from a foreign trade zone to be applied only to the value of the privileged or nonprivileged part of such merchandise. Declares that the similar application of such customs fees to imported U.S. agricultural products processed and packed in a foreign trade zone shall be effective to entries made on or after certain dates. (Sec. 7) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize the United States Customs Service to extend for up to 18 months the time for filing a drawback (refund) claim for duties if a major disaster on or after January 1, 1994, prevented timely filing of such claim. (Sec. 8) Directs the Customs Service to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund) of certain entries (televisions) made at New York, New York, in accordance with the results of an administrative review, during the period from May 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce (case number A-580-008). (Sec. 9) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through February 1, 1999, of the personal effects of, and other equipment imported and used by, participants, their families and associated members… | 2025-04-07T15:28:58Z | |
| 104-hr-3823 | 104 | hr | 3823 | To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Laughlin, Greg [R-TX-14] | TX | R | L000119 | 0 | Directs the United States Customs Service to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund) of certain entries made at New York, New York, in accordance with the results of an administrative review, during the period from April 1, 1984, through March 31, 1991, by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce (case number A-580-008). | 2025-01-02T17:39:01Z | |
| 104-s-1951 | 104 | s | 1951 | Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-12 | 1996-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 15 | Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act of 1996 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), whenever the United States negotiates a protocol for accession of a country to the World Trade Organization (WTO), to negotiate for inclusion in that protocol: (1) provisions for effective market access to that country's domestic markets for U.S. textile and apparel products; and (2) provisions allowing the suspension or revocation of paragraph 14 (relating to increasing import levels based on growth rates) of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, if the country has failed to enforce such market access provisions. Requires negotiation of bilateral agreements containing similar provisions with countries that are not WTO members. (Sec. 3) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the USTR to identify annually, report to the Congress, and publish in the Federal Register the names of priority foreign countries that deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. persons producing or selling textile or apparel products. (Sec. 4) Establishes in the Treasury a Textile Global Competitiveness Research Fund, consisting in part of fines levied under this Act, and whose amounts shall be available: (1) for programs aimed at enhancing the international competitiveness of the United States textile and apparel manufacturers; and (2) to the Customs Service for the enforcement of laws governing trade in textile and apparel goods. (Sec. 5) Directs the USTR to take necessary steps to negotiate a quota agreement with any non-WTO country whose exports to the United States exceed $100 million annually, or are creating serious damage or the actual threat of it to the U.S. textile and apparel industry. Specifies: (1) a quota formula for new textile agreements with non-WTO countries which already have a textile agreement with the United States; and (2) provisions for inclusion in the accession protocol of countries acceding to the WTO. (Sec. 6) Requires the USTR to ensure that any protocol under negotiation for accession to the WTO of a non… | 2025-08-21T20:15:59Z | |
| 104-hr-3759 | 104 | hr | 3759 | Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-09 | 1996-09-11 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 11 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation Title II: Trade and Development Agency Title III: Export Promotion Programs within the International Trade Administration Title IV: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act of 1996 - Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the maximum per capita income levels of less developed countries eligible for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) economic investment projects. Increases the ceilings on the maximum contingent liabilities outstanding at any one time for investment insurance and for the financing of investment guarantees issued by OPIC as well as of direct U.S. investment. Extends OPIC's authority to issue such insurance and guarantees through FY 2001. Revises the congressional purpose of OPIC to include increasing U.S. exports to less developed countries and countries in transition from nonmarket to market economies. Revises the composition of the OPIC Board of Directors. Title II: Trade and Development Agency - Authorizes appropriations for the Trade and Development Agency for FY 1997 and 1998. Title III: Export Promotion Programs Within the International Trade Administration - Amends the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 to authorize appropriations for the Department of Commerce export promotion programs for FY 1997 and 1998. Title IV: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to develop a Federal trade promotion plan that, among other things, shall: (1) identify the means for providing more coordinated export promotion services to small and medium-sized businesses; and (2) establish a set of priorities to promote U.S. exports to, and free market reforms in, the Middle East that are designed to stimulate job growth both in the United States and the region. Requires the TPCC to: (1) identif… | 2025-04-07T15:28:12Z | |
| 104-hr-3761 | 104 | hr | 3761 | To clarify the rules of origin for textile and apparel products from American Samoa. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-09 | 1996-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Declares that certain rulings and administrative practices that were applied on June 30, 1996, to determine the origin of textile and apparel products of American Samoa for purposes of the customs laws and administration of quantitative restrictions shall apply on or after enactment of this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:39:00Z | |
| 104-s-1930 | 104 | s | 1930 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain industrial nylon fabrics. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-07-08 | 1996-07-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1999, the duty on certain industrial nylon fabrics. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1918 | 104 | s | 1918 | A bill to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade relations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-27 | 1996-10-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 19 | Amends specified Federal trade laws to replace the term "most-favored-nation" status or treatment with the term "normal trade relations." | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-3728 | 104 | hr | 3728 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Para ethyl phenol (PEP). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-26 | 1996-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend the duty, through December 31, 1999, on para ethyl phenol (PEP). | 2025-01-02T17:39:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3718 | 104 | hr | 3718 | To apply the rates of duty effective after December 31, 1994, to certain water resistant wool trousers that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1988, and before January 1, 1995. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-25 | 1996-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | M000627 | 0 | Declares that, upon proper request filed with the Customs Service, any entry or withdrawal of certain water resistant wool trousers from warehouse for consumption made between December 31, 1988, and January 1, 1995, which, if it had been made on January 1, 1995, would have been claimed under the appropriate subheading under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, and would have had a lower duty, shall be liquidated or reliquidated (refunded) as if such entry or withdrawal had been made on January 1, 1995. | 2025-01-02T17:38:49Z | |
| 104-hr-3705 | 104 | hr | 3705 | To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries to correct an error that was made in connection with the original liquidation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-24 | 1996-06-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] | FL | R | S000822 | 0 | Directs the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate (refund the duties on) certain entries of frozen concentrated orange juice. | 2025-01-02T17:39:02Z | |
| 104-hr-3684 | 104 | hr | 3684 | To prohibit the importation into the United States of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the People's Liberation Army of China or any Chinese defense industrial trading company. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-20 | 1996-06-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 10 | Prohibits the importation into the United States of goods manufactured or exported by the People's Liberation Army or Chinese defense industrial trading company. | 2025-01-02T17:38:49Z | |
| 104-hjres-182 | 104 | hjres | 182 | Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-27 | On passage Failed by recorded vote: 141 - 286 (Roll no. 284). | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] | CA | R | R000409 | 37 | Disapproves the recommendation of the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of China. | 2025-04-07T15:29:43Z | |
| 104-hr-3654 | 104 | hr | 3654 | Textile and Apparel Global Competitiveness Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 130 | Textile and Apparel Global Competitiveness Act of 1996 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), whenever the United States negotiates a protocol for accession of a country to the World Trade Organization (WTO), to negotiate for inclusion in that protocol: (1) provisions for effective market access to that country's domestic markets for U.S. textile and apparel products; and (2) provisions allowing the suspension or revocation of paragraph 14 (relating to increasing import levels based on growth rates) of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, if the country has failed to enforce such market access provisions. Requires negotiation of bilateral agreements containing similar provisions with countries that are not WTO members. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the USTR to identify annually, report to the Congress, and publish in the Federal Register the names of priority foreign countries that deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. persons producing or selling textile or apparel products. Establishes in the Treasury a Textile Global Competitiveness Research Fund, consisting in part of fines provided by this Act, and whose amounts shall be available: (1) to the Office of Textiles, Apparel, and Consumer Goods of the Department of Commerce for the American Textile Partnership (AMTEX), the Textile-Clothing Technology Center (TC2), and the National Textile Center (NTC); (2) for adjustment assistance for textile and apparel firms; and (3) to the Customs Service for the enforcement of laws governing trade in textile and apparel goods. Directs the USTR to take necessary steps to negotiate a quota agreement with any non-WTO country whose exports to the United States exceed $100 million annually, or are creating serious damage or the actual threat of it to the U.S. textile and apparel industry. Specifies: (1) a quota formula for new textile agreements with non-WTO countries which already have a textile agreement with the United States; and (2) provisions for inclusion in the accession protocol of countr… | 2025-08-21T20:15:05Z | |
| 104-sres-262 | 104 | sres | 262 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that sanctions should be imposed on the People's Republic of China until the United States Trade Representative certifies that the People's Republic of China is complying with its agreement with the United States regarding the protection of intellectual property rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-13 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that sanctions should be imposed on China for its failure to comply with the 1995 Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, and should remain in effect until the U.S. Trade Representative certifies to the Congress that China is in compliance with the Agreement by either: (1) closing all factories that are engaged in piracy; or (2) assuring that such factories operate only pursuant to joint ventures or licensing agreements with U.S. companies. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-hjres-181 | 104 | hjres | 181 | Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 0 | Disapproves the recommendation of the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of China. | 2025-04-07T15:28:16Z | |
| 104-hr-3622 | 104 | hr | 3622 | Standard Trade Relations Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Chrysler, Dick [R-MI-8] | MI | R | C000385 | 34 | Standard Trade Relations Act - Declares that any duty or other import restriction or duty-free treatment proclaimed in any trade agreement shall apply to products of all countries, whether imported directly or indirectly. Amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the Trade Act of 1974 to replace the terms "most-favored-nation" and "reciprocal nondiscriminatory treatment" with the terms "standard trade relations" and "standard trade relations principle," respectively. | 2025-08-21T20:14:09Z | |
| 104-hres-452 | 104 | hres | 452 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Colombian fresh cut flowers should not receive preferential tariff treatment. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] | CA | R | C000100 | 37 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that preferential tariff treatment of Colombian fresh cut flowers is not in the U.S. interest and should be withdrawn. | 2025-01-02T17:33:34Z | |
| 104-hr-3615 | 104 | hr | 3615 | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to correct the tariff treatment of certain silver and gold bars, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-11 | 1996-06-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 2 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment of certain imported silver and gold bars. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain bullion (currently, coins only) from treatment as a collectible subject to tax as a distribution from an individual retirement account. | 2025-01-02T17:38:48Z | |
| 104-hr-3599 | 104 | hr | 3599 | To authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | M000117 | 2 | Authorizes the President to enter into a free trade agreement with qualified areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that provides for the: (1) reduction and elimination of trade barriers; (2) prohibition or limitations on the imposition of such barriers; and (3) elimination or reduction of duties imposed by the United States. Sets forth criteria for the duty-free treatment of qualified area products. Limits such qualified areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to those suffering from the severest form of economic deprivation, with a higher than average unemployment. Requires employers to comply with the MacBride Principles of economic justice. Requires the International Trade Commission to advise the President, before any reduction or elimination of duty is proclaimed with respect to an article, of any economic effect on U.S. industries producing like or directly competitive articles, and on consumers, in providing duty-free treatment for such articles. Requires the President to consult with the Congress before entering into, or implementing, any free trade agreement under this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:38:48Z | |
| 104-s-1846 | 104 | s | 1846 | A bill to permit duty free treatment for certain articles provided by the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy and the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory to the Steward Observatory. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] | AZ | R | K000352 | 0 | Amends the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 to extend indefinitely the existing duty-free treatment of articles provided by the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Germany, to the Steward Observatory, Arizona. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to admit duty-free large binocular telescope components, parts, and equipment provided by the Arcetri Observatory, Italy, and the Max Planck Institute for use by the Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1849 | 104 | s | 1849 | Trade Technical Corrections Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Trade Technical Corrections Act of 1996 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that interest on claims be accrued from the date of the claim for the reliquidation (refund) of excess duties paid on certain entries of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) products. (Sec. 3) Amends Federal customs law to repeal the requirement that certain small vessels departing from a foreign port, or which visited a hovering vessel, carry a certificate for the importation into the United States of alcoholic spirits. Requires the debtor to pay all costs associated with collection efforts to recover indebtedness owed to the Government under the customs laws. (Sec. 4) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to require certain customs fees charged against merchandise imported from a foreign trade zone to be applied only to the value of the privileged or nonprivileged part of such merchandise. Declares that the similar application of such customs fees to imported U.S. agricultural products processed and packed in a foreign trade zone shall be effective to entries made on or after certain dates. (Sec. 6) Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act and the Andean Trade Preference Act to declare that duty reductions for certain handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel shall not apply to textile and apparel articles subject to textile agreements. (Sec. 8) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize the United States Customs Service to extend the time for filing a drawback (refund) claim for duties for up to 18 months if a major disaster on or after January 1, 1994, prevented timely filing of such claim. (Sec. 9) Directs the Customs Service to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund) of certain entries made at New York, New York, in accordance with the results of an administrative review, during the period from May 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce (case number A-580-008). (Sec. 10) Am… | 2025-08-21T20:15:58Z | |
| 104-sjres-56 | 104 | sjres | 56 | A joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 4 | Disapproves the recommendation of the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of China. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-3569 | 104 | hr | 3569 | To provide that most-favored-nation trading status for the People's Republic of China may continue provided that Taiwan is admitted to the World Trade Organization by March 1, 1997. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-06-04 | 1996-06-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 13 | Extends nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to China's products if, and only if, after March 1, 1997, Taiwan has been admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and China has not been so admitted, whether as a developing or a developed nation. | 2025-01-02T17:38:47Z | |
| 104-s-1796 | 104 | s | 1796 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit merchandise purchased in a duty-free sales enterprise to be exempt from duty under certain circumstances. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a personal allowance exemption from duties on merchandise purchased by U.S. residents in a duty-free sales enterprise upon their return to the customs territory of the United States, provided the person meets certain exemption eligibility requirements. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1812 | 104 | s | 1812 | A bill to provide for the liquidation or replication of certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries to correct an error that was made in connection with the original liquidation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | Directs the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate (refund the duties on) certain entries of frozen concentrated orange juice. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1814 | 104 | s | 1814 | A bill to provide for liquidation or reliquidation of certain television sets to correct an error that was made in connection with the original liquidation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Directs the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate (refund duties on) specified entries of television sets made at New York, New York, between May 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, in accordance with the final results of a certain administrative review by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1793 | 104 | s | 1793 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the requirements relating to making imported articles and containers apply to fresh cut flowers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-22 | 1996-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] | NH | R | G000445 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that certain marking requirements with respect to imported articles and containers shall not apply to fresh cut flowers. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, by regulation, to assure such flowers are marked as to their country of origin at the retail level. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-3499 | 104 | hr | 3499 | To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-21 | 1996-05-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty any partially assembled lead fuel assembly that was or is imported on March 9, 1990, on September 19, 1990, on November 7, 1990, and on December 21, 1990; and (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such imports if a certification is submitted to the appropriate customs officer that the entry will be reexported or destroyed within eight years. Describes such an assembly as composed of nuclear fuel rods of zircaloy tubes filled with slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets and bundled in a certain fashion. | 2025-04-07T15:27:23Z | |
| 104-s-1787 | 104 | s | 1787 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to fireworks. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-21 | 1996-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 3 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to impose duties upon certain fireworks. Increases the column one duty rate regarding specified other types of fireworks. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1778 | 104 | s | 1778 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on indolenine. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1999, the duty on indolenine. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1779 | 104 | s | 1779 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Bis (4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)-methane. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1999, the duty on bis (4-amino-3- methylcyclohexyl)-methane. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1781 | 104 | s | 1781 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty free treatment for epoxide resins. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty free treatment of epoxide resins. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1782 | 104 | s | 1782 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty free treatment for certain injection molding machines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment of certain injection molding machines. | 2025-04-07T15:28:23Z | |
| 104-s-1783 | 104 | s | 1783 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty free treatment for certain semi-manufactured forms of gold. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty free treatment of certain semi-manufactured forms of gold. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1771 | 104 | s | 1771 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 to clarify that the fee for providing customs services in connection with passengers arriving on commercial vessels making a single voyage may be collected only one time from each passenger, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to proscribe any fee assessment for certain customs services provided in connection with the arrival of any passenger on board a commercial vessel traveling only between ports within the customs territory of the United States. Provides that specified fee exemptions do not apply in the case of the arrival of any passenger on board a commercial vessel whose journey originates and terminates at the same place in the U.S. if there are no intervening stops. Mandates a one-time only assessment of certain customs fees for each passenger in the case of a commercial vessel making a single voyage involving two or more United States ports with respect to which the passengers would otherwise be charged a fee. | 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z | |
| 104-s-1775 | 104 | s | 1775 | A bill to extend the exemption for certain unliquidated vessel repair entries, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Identifies circumstances under which a specified duty imposed under the Tariff Act of 1930 shall not apply to an entry made from January 1, 1993, to December 31, 1994, to the extent such entry involves the cost of modifying certain newly acquired Lighter Aboard Ship barges in a foreign country. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1765 | 104 | s | 1765 | A bill to authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] | GA | R | C000813 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to authorize the substitution of certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs for purposes of the drawback (refund) of duties on such merchandise. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1768 | 104 | s | 1768 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain fatty acid esters. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2000, the duty on certain fatty acid esters. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1769 | 104 | s | 1769 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment for certain inorganic products used as luminophores. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-16 | 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 grant duty-free treatment of certain inorganic products used as luminophores. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1746 | 104 | s | 1746 | A bill to correct the marking requirements for American-made hand tools. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that certain marking requirements with respect to imported articles and containers shall not apply to certain metal forgings and hand tools made from such forgings. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-s-1747 | 104 | s | 1747 | A bill to correct the marking requirements for American-made feather and down-filled products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that certain marking requirements with respect to imported articles and containers shall not apply to certain U.S.-made feather and down filled products. | 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z | |
| 104-hr-3438 | 104 | hr | 3438 | To suspend temporarily the duty on desmedipham. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-10 | 1996-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] | MI | R | H000676 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on 3-ethoxycarbony-l- aminophenyl carbanilate (desmedipham). | 2025-04-07T15:23:08Z | |
| 104-hr-3439 | 104 | hr | 3439 | To suspend temporarily the duty on phenmedipham. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-10 | 1996-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] | MI | R | H000676 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on 3-methylcarbony-l-aminophenyl-3-methyl-carbanilate (phenmedipham). | 2025-01-02T17:38:35Z | |
| 104-hr-3440 | 104 | hr | 3440 | To suspend temporarily the duty on ethofumesate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-10 | 1996-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] | MI | R | H000676 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on 2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3- dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate (ethofumesate). | 2025-01-02T17:38:35Z | |
| 104-hres-429 | 104 | hres | 429 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the compliance of the People's Republic of China with its intellectual property rights enforcement agreement with the United States and its accession to the World Trade Organization. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-09 | 1996-05-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) full compliance by China with the Intellectual Property Rights Agreement should be established as a condition for China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO); and (2) until the United States Trade Representative certifies that China is making progress toward fulfilling its obligations under such agreement, the United States should oppose China's accession to the WTO. | 2025-04-07T15:22:53Z | |
| 104-hr-3421 | 104 | hr | 3421 | To require the imposition of increased tariffs on certain products of the People's Republic of China until the President certifies that that country is complying with its agreement with the United States regarding protection of intellectual property rights. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-08 | 1996-05-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] | CA | D | P000197 | 93 | Directs the President, until certain conditions are met, to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods in order to compensate for the losses to the U.S. economy resulting from certain Chinese Government acts, polices, and practices with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights and market access to persons who rely on intellectual property protection. | 2025-01-02T17:38:35Z | |
| 104-hr-3380 | 104 | hr | 3380 | To authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-05-01 | 1996-05-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] | GA | R | D000168 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to authorize the substitution of certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs for purposes of the drawback (refund) of duties on such merchandise. | 2025-01-02T17:38:21Z | |
| 104-s-1705 | 104 | s | 1705 | A bill to eliminate the duties on Tetraamino Biphenyl. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-04-25 | 1996-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Directs the President to proclaim duty-free treatment of 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (Tetraamino Biphenyl) entered into the United States on or after January 1, 1995. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to liquidate or reliquidate such entries, upon request, and to refund any duties paid. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-3314 | 104 | hr | 3314 | NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-04-24 | 1996-05-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act - Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to correct trade deficits and currency distortions. Requires reports to the Congress assessing the impact of NAFTA on U.S. jobs and the environment. Requires the President to consult with the Congress with respect to the renegotiations. Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), any other report of such bodies adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Requires the USTR to undertake negotiations to amend the rules and procedures of the dispute settlement understanding upon enactment of a joint resolution mandating such negotiations. Permits participation in WTO panel proceedings in support of the United States of a private U.S. person with a direct economic interest in the resolution of the matters in dispute. | 2025-08-21T20:14:54Z | |
| 104-hr-3271 | 104 | hr | 3271 | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period of time within which workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-04-18 | 1996-04-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21] | PA | R | E000187 | 12 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend from one year to two years the period of time within which adversely affected workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance. | 2025-01-02T17:38:10Z | |
| 104-hr-3254 | 104 | hr | 3254 | To suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on Fybrel (SWP). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-04-16 | 1996-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] | TN | R | Q000013 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on fybrel (SWP) in bulk form or packaged for retail sale. | 2025-01-02T17:38:09Z | |
| 104-hr-3255 | 104 | hr | 3255 | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to correct the tariff treatment of certain iron and steel pipe and tube products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-04-16 | 1996-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] | TN | R | Q000013 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise a specified subheading relating to nonalloy iron and steel pipes and tubes to include non-galvanized forms of such products. Increases the duty on certain other iron and steel pipes and tubes. Imposes a duty on galvanized nonalloy iron and steel pipes and tubes having a specified thickness. Increases the duty on certain stainless steel pipes and tubes. Authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate compensation for claims made pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements, or any other trade agreement to which the United States is a party, as a result of the amendments made by this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:38:10Z | |
| 104-s-1653 | 104 | s | 1653 | A bill to prohibit imports into the United States of grain and grain products from Canada, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-28 | 1996-03-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 1 | Directs the President to prohibit the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of certain Canadian grain products until the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative submit to the Congress a determination that Canada has removed the prohibition on the importation of U.S. durum wheat products for which there is insufficient evidence of the existence of karnal bunt. | 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z | |
| 104-hr-3161 | 104 | hr | 3161 | To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-26 | 1996-08-03 | Became Public Law No: 104-171. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] | IL | R | C000873 | 14 | Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, including certain emigration requirements, shall no longer apply to Romania; and (2) extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation status) to the products of Romania. | 2025-04-07T15:29:46Z | |
| 104-s-1644 | 104 | s | 1644 | A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation) to the products of Romania. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-26 | 1996-06-04 | Subcommittee on International Trade. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 9 | Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, including certain emigration requirements, shall no longer apply to Romania; and (2) extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation status) to the products of Romania. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-3107 | 104 | hr | 3107 | Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-19 | 1996-08-05 | Became Public Law No: 104-172. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 157 | Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 - Declares U.S. policy with respect to Iran and Libya. (Sec. 4) Urges the President to commence diplomatic efforts with U.S. allies to establish multilateral trade sanctions against Iran, including limiting its development of petroleum resources, in order to end its ability to support acts of international terrorism and efforts to develop or acquire weapons of mass destruction. Requires the President to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committees on the extent of the success of such efforts. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions if certain requirements are met. Requires the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the imposition of trade sanctions on persons doing business or having investments in Iran or Libya by member states of the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Israel, or Japan. (Sec. 5) Directs the President to impose certain economic sanctions against persons who with actual knowledge have: (1) made an investment of $40 million or more in any 12-month period that directly contributes to Iran's or Libya's ability to develop its petroleum resources; or (2) exported to Libya any goods or technology prohibited by United Nations Security Council Resolution 748, adopted March 31, 1992, or Resolution 883, adopted November 11, 1993, which significantly contributed to Libya's ability to acquire chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, develop petroleum resources, or maintain its aviation capabilities. Specifies exceptions to trade sanctions, among other things, for certain defense-related articles or services essential to U.S. national security. (Sec. 6) Authorizes the President, with respect to any sanctioned person, to: (1) direct the Export-Import Bank not to approve issuance of any guarantee, insurance, or credit extension for the export of goods or services to any sanctioned person; (2) order the U.S. Government to deny licenses or permits to a sanctioned person for the export of g… | 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3109 | 104 | hr | 3109 | To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 with respect to exports to terrorist countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-19 | 1996-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 0 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export or reexport of certain controlled goods or technology (other than food, medicine, or medical supplies) to countries whose governments have repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism. Specifies goods or technology controlled under the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Australia Group, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, multilateral export control regimes in which the United States participates, as well as any goods or technology which could make a significant contribution to the military potential of a country. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if: (1) the export transaction is essential to the national interests of the United States; and (2) the President consults with the Congress according to a certain procedure. | 2025-04-07T15:29:56Z | |
| 104-hconres-152 | 104 | hconres | 152 | Expressing the sense of Congress that legislation containing a cross-border fee for vehicles and pedestrians entering the United States from Canada or Mexico is unwise and should not be enacted. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-14 | 1996-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that proposed cross-border entry fees on vehicles or pedestrians seeking to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico are economically unsound, are likely to cause retaliatory fees, and should not be imposed. | 2025-01-02T17:32:42Z | |
| 104-hr-3074 | 104 | hr | 3074 | To amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President with additional proclamation authority with respect to articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-13 | 1996-10-02 | Became Public Law No: 104-234. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] | IL | R | C000873 | 2 | Amends the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to authorize the President to proclaim the elimination or modification of any existing duty in order to exempt any article from duty if: (1) the article is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, or a qualifying industrial zone (defined under this Act); (2) the article is imported directly from such area or zone; and (3) the sum of the materials and processing costs of such article is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such product at the time it enters into the United States. Makes an article eligible for such exemption only if: (1) its importer certifies that the article meets the exemption conditions; and (2) when requested by the Customs Service, the importer, manufacturer, or exporter submits a declaration setting forth all pertinent information with respect to such article and the requirements of this Act. Authorizes the President to: (1) treat such articles as items of Israel for purposes of the free trade agreement entered into between the United States and Israel in 1985, as long as such articles otherwise meet agreement requirements; and (2) include the value of materials and processing costs of such articles as values and costs under such agreement. | 2025-04-07T15:30:48Z | |
| 104-hr-3075 | 104 | hr | 3075 | Authorizing participation by the United States in the North American Free Trade Agreement Coordinating Secretariat. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-13 | 1996-03-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Authorizes the United States to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement Coordinating Secretariat. | 2025-01-02T17:37:58Z | |
| 104-hr-3050 | 104 | hr | 3050 | To prohibit imports into the United States of meat products from the European Union until certain unfair trade barriers are removed, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-07 | 1996-03-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 16 | Declares that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the European Union's prohibition on the importation into European Union (E.U.) member states of meat from animals treated with hormones and the European Community's Third Country Meat Directive are nontariff trade barriers; and (2) it is in the public interest to remove such barriers to exports of U.S. meat products. Directs the President to prohibit the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, into the customs territory of the United States of all meat products of E.U. member states. Declares that such prohibition shall remain in effect until the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative have submitted to the Congress their joint determination that the E.U. has removed such prohibition, and that U.S. meat products are permitted access to their markets. | 2025-01-02T17:37:49Z | |
| 104-hr-3025 | 104 | hr | 3025 | To suspend until January 1, 1999, the duty on 2,2-Dichlorophenylacetic Acid Ethel Ester (DCPAE). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-03-06 | 1996-03-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] | LA | R | B000072 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on 2,2- dichlorophenylacetic acid ether ester (DCPAE). | 2025-01-02T17:37:49Z | |
| 104-hr-2926 | 104 | hr | 2926 | Export Market Stabilization Act of 1996 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-02-01 | 1996-02-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 5 | Export Market Stabilization Act of 1996 - Extends nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of such nonmarket economy countries as Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijian, Belarus, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia. | 2025-08-21T20:16:25Z | |
| 104-s-1550 | 104 | s | 1550 | A bill to eliminate the duties on 2-Amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-02-01 | 1996-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment of 2-amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 104-hr-2902 | 104 | hr | 2902 | To suspend tariff reductions on winter tomatoes imported from Mexico until the President certifies to the Congress that existing mechanisms are sufficient to protect the domestic industry from import surges from Mexico. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-01-26 | 1996-02-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] | FL | R | G000336 | 0 | Requires the President, until he certifies to the Congress that certain North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) safeguards are enforceable and effective to protect the domestic tomato industry from import surges of Mexican tomatoes, to: (1) suspend NAFTA tariff reductions on fresh or chilled tomatoes imported from Mexico; and (2) impose on such tomatoes the rate of duty in effect on December 31, 1993. | 2025-01-02T17:37:38Z | |
| 104-hr-2889 | 104 | hr | 2889 | To eliminate the duties on 2-Amino-3 chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1996-01-25 | 1996-01-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] | NC | R | M001134 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment of 2-amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester. | 2025-01-02T17:37:39Z |
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