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| 95-hr-14395 | 95 | hr | 14395 | Technology Transfer Ban Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-14 | 1978-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27] | CA | R | D000435 | 10 | Technology Transfer Ban Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to state that goods and technology may contribute to the military potential of possible adversary nations. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to prohibit the transfer to any Communist country of goods or technology which have any potential for military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering purposes and to encourage friendly countries to exercise similar controls. Authorizes the President to impose export controls for national security purposes regardless of their availability from sources outside the United States. Directs the President to require a license for export of goods and technology to any Communist country. Provides a procedure for Congress to disapprove the issuance of such license. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export of goods or technology to any Communist country and recommend disapproval if such export has potential military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering value, which could prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:45Z | |
| 95-hr-14397 | 95 | hr | 14397 | Technology Transfer Ban Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-14 | 1978-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10] | OH | R | M000718 | 12 | Technology Transfer Ban Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to state that goods and technology may contribute to the military potential of possible adversary nations. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to prohibit the transfer to any Communist country of goods or technology which have any potential for military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering purposes and to encourage friendly countries to exercise similar controls. Authorizes the President to impose export controls for national security purposes regardless of their availability from sources outside the United States. Directs the President to require a license for export of goods and technology to any Communist country. Provides a procedure for Congress to disapprove the issuance of such license. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export of goods or technology to any Communist country and recommend disapproval if such export has potential military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering value, which could prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:46Z | |
| 95-hr-14322 | 95 | hr | 14322 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-13 | 1978-10-13 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 7 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:07:08Z | |
| 95-hr-14343 | 95 | hr | 14343 | Export Import Bank Act Amendments | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-13 | 1978-10-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] | NC | D | N000016 | 1 | Export-Import Bank Act Amendments - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 the threshold for Bank loans and financial guarantees requiring prenotification to the Congress. Increases from $20,000,000,000 to $25,000,000,000 the amount of the Bank's contractual liability for guarantees and insurance which may be charged at 25 percent of face value against the aggregate limitation on the Bank's commitments. Prohibits the Export-Import Bank from denying applications for credit for nonfinancial or noncommercial considerations, unless the President determines that such action: (1) would be in the national interest; and (2) would advance United States policy in certain areas. Increases the limitation on the aggregate of loans, guarantees, and insurance which the Bank may have outstanding at any one time from $25,000,000,000 to $40,000,000,000. Extends for five years, from September 30, 1978 to September 30, 1983, the Bank's authority to make new contractual commitments. Requires the Bank to name an officer whose duties would include advising the Bank on ways to promote exports related to non-nuclear renewable energy resources, disseminating information on Bank support for such exports, and acting as liaison to other Federal agencies on such matters. Empowers the President to begin ministerial level negotiations with other major exporting countries to end predatory export financing programs and other forms of export subsidies, including mixed credits and requires the President to report to Congress before January 15, 1979, on actions taken. Authorizes the Bank to provide export support which, in the opinion of the Bank, is competitive with that provided by the export credit agencies supported by the governments of other nations. Authorizes the Bank to supplement private capital and the Commodity Credit Corporation to insure adequate financing to assist agricultural commodities exports. Requires the Bank to seek to reach international agreements to reduce government subsid… | 2025-09-02T17:11:45Z | |
| 95-hr-14344 | 95 | hr | 14344 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to eliminate the duty on ribbon fly catchers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-13 | 1978-10-13 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] | NY | D | O000134 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States by eliminating the duty on fly ribbons (ribbon fly catchers). | 2024-08-01T20:07:08Z | |
| 95-s-3594 | 95 | s | 3594 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide duty-free treatment of any aircraft engine used as a temporary replacement for an aircraft engine being overhauled within the United States or for an aircraft engine being overhauled outside the United States by its manufacturer, if duty was paid on such replacement engine during a previous importation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-12 | 1978-10-12 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the duty-free entry of any aircraft engine, previously imported and duty collected, used as a temporary replacement for an engine being overhauled, repaired, rebuilt, or reconditioned outside the United States by its manufacturer. | 2024-08-01T20:11:03Z | |
| 95-hr-14220 | 95 | hr | 14220 | A bill to extend temporarily the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the imposition of countervailing duties. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-10-03 | 1978-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Vanik, Charles A. [D-OH-22] | OH | D | V000047 | 10 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 by extending the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the imposition of countervailing duties. Requires the President, upon the recommendation of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, to determine and notify Congress that the Multilateral Trade Negotiations have been substantially completed and that international agreement(s) governing the use of subsidies: (1) have been completed; (2) would be jeopardized by a failure to extend the Secretary's authority; (3) adequately protect United States trading interests; and (4) contain effective provisions for resolutions of disputes. | 2024-08-01T20:07:09Z | |
| 95-hr-14207 | 95 | hr | 14207 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-29 | 1978-09-29 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 24 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:07:09Z | |
| 95-hr-14211 | 95 | hr | 14211 | Technology Transfer Ban Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-29 | 1978-09-29 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | W000680 | 24 | Technology Transfer Ban Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to state that goods and technology may contribute to the military potential of possible adversary nations. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to prohibit the transfer to any Communist country of goods or technology which have any potential for military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering purposes and to encourage friendly countries to exercise similar controls. Authorizes the President to impose export controls for national security purposes regardless of their availability from sources outside the United States. Directs the President to require a license for export of goods and technology to any Communist country. Provides a procedure for Congress to disapprove the issuance of such license. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export of goods or technology to any Communist country and recommend disapproval if such export has potential military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering value, which could prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:40Z | |
| 95-sres-573 | 95 | sres | 573 | A Resolution expressing to the President the sense of concern felt by the Senate on account of the present shortage of domestic cattle hides and concern for the effects of that shortage upon the shoe, tanning, cattle and related industries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-28 | 1978-09-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] | ME | D | H000346 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President take necessary steps to: (1) assure domestic tanners of adequate supplies of cattle hides; (2) enlarge export possibilities to Japan for shoes and tanned leather; and (3) maintain favorable export opportunities of hides for domestic cattle producers. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-hr-14144 | 95 | hr | 14144 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1980. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-21 | 1978-09-21 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | F000161 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on freight cars until June 30, 1980. Applies to articles entered beginning March 1, 1978. Provides for readjustment of duty upon enactment of this Act. | 2024-08-01T20:07:02Z | |
| 95-hr-14140 | 95 | hr | 14140 | Technology Transfer Ban Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-20 | 1978-09-20 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Ichord, Richard H. [D-MO-8] | MO | D | I000001 | 24 | Technology Transfer Ban Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to state that goods and technology may contribute to the military potential of possible adversary nations. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to prohibit the transfer to any Communist country of goods or technology which have any potential for military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering purposes and to encourage friendly countries to exercise similar controls. Authorizes the President to impose export controls for national security purposes regardless of their availability from sources outside the United States. Directs the President to require a license for export of goods and technology to any Communist country. Provides a procedure for Congress to disapprove the issuance of such license. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export of goods or technology to any Communist country and recommend disapproval if such export has potential military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering value, which could prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:36Z | |
| 95-hr-14142 | 95 | hr | 14142 | A bill to exempt from duty certain watches and watch movements produced in insular possessions of the United States only if such articles do not contain any material which is the product of communist countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-20 | 1978-09-20 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 3 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States by exempting from duty certain watches and watch movements produced in insular possessions of the United States only if such articles contain no products of Communist countries. | 2024-08-01T20:07:02Z | |
| 95-s-3500 | 95 | s | 3500 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to provide for Federal reimbursement to States for unemployment insurance benefits paid to workers who are eligible for adjustment assistance benefits under such Act, and to repeal the provisions of law which reduce certain tax credits for employers in any State which does not enter into, or fulfill its commitments under, a Federal-State agreement regarding the administration of worker adjustment assistance benefits. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-18 | 1978-09-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH] | NH | D | D000574 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to provide Federal reimbursements to States for certain amounts of unemployment insurance benefits paid to workers eligible for adjustment assistance. Repeals the provision of the Internal Revenue Code which reduces certain tax credits for employers in a State that fails to enter into, or fulfill its commitments under, a Federal-State agreement regarding the administration of worker adjustment assistance benefits. | 2024-08-01T20:10:56Z | |
| 95-hr-14081 | 95 | hr | 14081 | Technology Transfer Ban Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-14 | 1978-09-14 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10] | OH | R | M000718 | 5 | Technology Transfer Ban Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to state that goods and technology may contribute to the military potential of possible adversary nations. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to prohibit the transfer to any Communist country of goods or technology which have any potential for military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering purposes and to encourage friendly countries to exercise similar controls. Authorizes the President to impose export controls for national security purposes regardless of their availability from sources outside the United States. Directs the President to require a license for export of goods and technology to any Communist country. Provides a procedure for Congress to disapprove the issuance of such license. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export of goods or technology to any Communist country and recommend disapproval if such export has potential military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering value, which could prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:36Z | |
| 95-hr-14085 | 95 | hr | 14085 | Technology Transfer Ban Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-14 | 1978-09-14 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Technology Transfer Ban Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to state that goods and technology may contribute to the military potential of possible adversary nations. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to prohibit the transfer to any Communist country of goods or technology which have any potential for military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering purposes and to encourage friendly countries to exercise similar controls. Authorizes the President to impose export controls for national security purposes regardless of their availability from sources outside the United States. Directs the President to require a license for export of goods and technology to any Communist country. Provides a procedure for Congress to disapprove the issuance of such license. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export of goods or technology to any Communist country and recommend disapproval if such export has potential military, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering value, which could prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:36Z | |
| 95-hconres-709 | 95 | hconres | 709 | A resolution requesting the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-11 | 1978-09-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000685 | 1 | Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade to provide a forum for representatives of industries and labor organizations in the United States, scholars and experts in the field of foreign trade, representatives of Federal, State, and local government, and other interested persons to (1) examine and recommend methods to increase trade, (2) evaluate the recommendations made by the President's Task Force on Export Policy, and (3) assess the impact on the United States of the anticipated trade agreement of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations. | 2024-08-01T19:56:04Z | |
| 95-hr-13990 | 95 | hr | 13990 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-09-06 | 1978-09-06 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] | IN | R | H000624 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to include specified textiles and textile products in the articles reserved from tariff reduction or elimination negotiations by the President. | 2024-08-01T20:06:56Z | |
| 95-hr-13910 | 95 | hr | 13910 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide a temporary suspension of the duty on certain freight car parts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-17 | 1978-08-17 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on side frames and truck bolsters for railroad freight cars until May 1, 1980. | 2024-08-01T20:06:56Z | |
| 95-hr-13929 | 95 | hr | 13929 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-17 | 1978-08-17 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] | NY | R | L000243 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:56Z | |
| 95-hconres-692 | 95 | hconres | 692 | A resolution requesting the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-11 | 1978-08-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000685 | 2 | Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade to provide a forum for representatives of industries and labor organizations in the United States, scholars and experts in the field of foreign trade, representatives of Federal, State, and local government, and other interested persons to (1) examine and recommend methods to increase trade, (2) evaluate the recommendations made by the President's Task Force on Export Policy, and (3) assess the impact on the United States of the anticipated trade agreement of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations. | 2024-08-01T19:56:04Z | |
| 95-hr-13834 | 95 | hr | 13834 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1982. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-11 | 1978-08-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | F000161 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on freight cars until June 1, 1982. | 2024-08-01T20:06:47Z | |
| 95-hr-13792 | 95 | hr | 13792 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-08 | 1978-08-08 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 22 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:49Z | |
| 95-s-3384 | 95 | s | 3384 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-08 | 1978-10-14 | Public Law 95-460. | Senate | Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] | GA | D | T000035 | 4 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 13356) Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, legal description and acreage of the land involved, intended agricultural purposes, and other specified information, from any: (1) foreign person (whether an individual, an organization, a government, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land, or in nonagricultural land which subsequent to acquisition becomes agricultural land; or (2) person who holds or acquires such an interest in agricultural land when such person is not a foreign person, but who subsequently becomes one. Establishes a civil penalty for failing to submit a required report or for knowingly submitting a report that is incomplete, misleading, or false. Requires a penalty amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Authorizes the Secretary to take necessary action to monitor compliance with this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress: (1) an analysis of the information obtained; (2) a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities; and (3) findings and conclusions regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of the reporting requirements of this Act. Requires the Secretary to transmit at the end of every six months to each State department of agriculture, or other appropriate State agency, a copy of each report submitted to the Secretary by a foreign person during such six-month period, which involved agricultural land located in such State. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 95-s-3387 | 95 | s | 3387 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States in order to suspend until the close of December 31, 1979, the duty on certain field glasses and binoculars. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-08 | 1978-08-08 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the duty on certain field glasses and binoculars until January 1, 1980. | 2024-08-01T20:10:54Z | |
| 95-hr-13743 | 95 | hr | 13743 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-04 | 1978-08-04 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000325 | 17 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:11:21Z | |
| 95-s-3372 | 95 | s | 3372 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Information Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-03 | 1978-08-03 | Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] | GA | D | T000035 | 1 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Information Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, transfers, or accepts transference of any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Directs the Secretary: (1) to develop and distribute a standard report form to facilitate automated data processing, analysis, and reporting of the information gathered; (2) to analyze such information to determine the trends and the actual and potential effects that the acquisition, transferring, and holding of agricultural lands in the United States by foreign persons have on the agricultural industry, the national economy, and the foreign relations of the United States; and (3) to report his findings and conclusions to the President and to the appropriate committees of Congress. Directs the Secretary to require the Office of Inspector General to conduct periodic studies to determine the reliability of information gathered pursuant to this Act. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. | 2025-09-02T17:14:24Z | |
| 95-hr-13701 | 95 | hr | 13701 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-02 | 1978-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:48Z | |
| 95-hr-13670 | 95 | hr | 13670 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-01 | 1978-08-01 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000325 | 24 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:11:14Z | |
| 95-hr-13672 | 95 | hr | 13672 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1980. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-08-01 | 1978-08-01 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Steiger, William A. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | S000847 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on freight cars until June 1, 1980. | 2024-08-01T20:06:39Z | |
| 95-hr-13657 | 95 | hr | 13657 | A bill to suspend the duty on mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt until the close of June 30, 1981. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-31 | 1978-07-31 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Waggonner, Joe D., Jr. [D-LA-4] | LA | D | W000018 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the custom duty on mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt until June 30, 1981. | 2024-08-01T20:06:48Z | |
| 95-hconres-674 | 95 | hconres | 674 | A resolution requesting the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-28 | 1978-07-28 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000685 | 5 | Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade to provide a forum for representatives of industries and labor organizations in the United States, scholars and experts in the field of foreign trade, representatives of Federal, State, and local government, and other interested persons to (1) examine and recommend methods to increase trade, (2) evaluate the recommendations made by the President's Task Force on Export Policy, and (3) assess the impact on the United States of the anticipated trade agreement of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations. | 2024-08-01T19:56:04Z | |
| 95-hr-13616 | 95 | hr | 13616 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1982. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-27 | 1978-07-27 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | F000161 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on freight cars until June 1, 1982. | 2024-08-01T20:06:39Z | |
| 95-s-3352 | 95 | s | 3352 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-27 | 1978-07-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 3 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:14:24Z | |
| 95-hr-13610 | 95 | hr | 13610 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1980. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-26 | 1978-07-26 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Steiger, William A. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | S000847 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on freight cars until June 1, 1980. | 2024-08-01T20:06:39Z | |
| 95-hr-13572 | 95 | hr | 13572 | Foreign Acquisition of Agricultural Land Monitoring Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-24 | 1978-07-24 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Bauman, Robert E. [R-MD-1] | MD | R | B000244 | 0 | Foreign Acquisition of Agricultural Land Monitoring Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, and governments or governmental instrumentalities) who owns an interest in United States agricultural land acquired after December 31, 1969. Requires such report to: (1) state the amount of such land and its location; (2) describe the nature of the interest; (3) list the agricultural purposes for which such land was used; and (4) specify any percentage of such foreign person owned by individuals, organizations, or governmental instrumentalities of foreign countries other than the foreign person's place of organization or principal place of business. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provisions of this Act in an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the fair market value of the interest, on the date on which such interest was acquired. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress about the acquisition by foreign persons of interests in agricultural land situated in the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:11:13Z | |
| 95-s-3329 | 95 | s | 3329 | A bill to suspend the duty on mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt until the close of June 30, 1981. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-21 | 1978-07-21 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Long, Russell B. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000428 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the custom duty on mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt until June 30, 1981. | 2024-08-01T20:10:50Z | |
| 95-s-3326 | 95 | s | 3326 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1982. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-20 | 1978-07-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 3 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on freight cars until June 1, 1982. | 2024-08-01T20:10:50Z | |
| 95-hr-13526 | 95 | hr | 13526 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-18 | 1978-07-18 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 4 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act - Requires annual reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture by foreign persons and agents of purchases of agricultural lands with a cumulative acreage in excess of 25 acres or a cumulative purchase price in excess of $25,000. Specifies reporting requirements and provides for imposition of civil penalties for reporting violations. | 2025-09-02T17:11:06Z | |
| 95-hr-13503 | 95 | hr | 13503 | A bill to suspend the duty on gondolas, covered hoppers, and box cars until the close of June 30, 1980. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-17 | 1978-07-17 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rooney, Fred B. [D-PA-15] | PA | D | R000423 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the customs duty on gondolas, covered hoppers, and box cars until June 30, 1980. | 2024-08-01T20:06:31Z | |
| 95-hconres-664 | 95 | hconres | 664 | A resolution requesting the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-12 | 1978-07-12 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000685 | 24 | Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade to provide a forum for representatives of industries and labor organizations in the United States, scholars and experts in the field of foreign trade, representatives of Federal, State, and local government, and other interested persons to (1) examine and recommend methods to increase trade, (2) evaluate the recommendations made by the President's Task Force on Export Policy, and (3) assess the impact on the United States of the anticipated trade agreement of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations. | 2024-08-01T19:56:03Z | |
| 95-hconres-661 | 95 | hconres | 661 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-11 | 1978-07-11 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whalen, Charles W., Jr. [R-OH-3] | OH | R | W000317 | 18 | Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries. | 2024-08-01T19:56:00Z | |
| 95-hr-13412 | 95 | hr | 13412 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States with respect to the rates of duty for montan wax. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-11 | 1978-07-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. McFall, John J. [D-CA-14] | CA | D | M000436 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to impose a customs duty of 6 1/2 cents per pound on unrefined montan wax and to allow the free entry of other montan wax. | 2024-08-01T20:06:32Z | |
| 95-hr-13422 | 95 | hr | 13422 | A bill to suspend the duty on freight cars until the close of June 30, 1980. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-07-11 | 1978-07-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Steiger, William A. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | S000847 | 2 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to impose a customs duty of 6 1/2 cents per pound on unrefined montan wax and to allow the free entry of other montan wax. | 2024-08-01T20:06:32Z | |
| 95-hr-13356 | 95 | hr | 13356 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-29 | 1978-09-26 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 3384 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000325 | 24 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1570) Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, legal description and acreage of the land involved, intended agricultural purposes, and other specified information, from any: (1) foreign person (whether an individual, an organization, a government, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land, or in nonagricultural land which subsequent to acquisition becomes agricultural land; or (2) person who holds or acquires such an interest in agricultural land when such person is not a foreign person, but who subsequently becomes one. Establishes a civil penalty for failing to submit a required report or for knowingly submitting a report that is incomplete, misleading, or false. Requires a penalty amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Authorizes the Secretary to take necessary action to monitor compliance with this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress: (1) an analysis of the information obtained; (2) a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities; and (3) findings and conclusions regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of the reporting requirements of this Act. Requires the Secretary to transmit at the end of every six months to each State department of agriculture, or other appropriate State agency, a copy of each report submitted to the Secretary by a foreign person during such six-month period, which involved agricultural land located in such State. | 2025-09-02T17:11:00Z | |
| 95-hr-13357 | 95 | hr | 13357 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-29 | 1978-06-29 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000325 | 15 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:11:06Z | |
| 95-hr-13302 | 95 | hr | 13302 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-28 | 1978-06-28 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:25Z | |
| 95-hr-13321 | 95 | hr | 13321 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-28 | 1978-06-28 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] | VA | D | S000070 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:31Z | |
| 95-hconres-652 | 95 | hconres | 652 | A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should include environmental and safety and health standards among the international fair labor standards whose adoption is sought under section 121(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-26 | 1978-06-26 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5] | WI | D | R000165 | 23 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, in carrying out his duties under the Trade Act, should seek the adoption and application of trade agreements which include environmental and safety and health standards among the international fair labor standards to be adopted. | 2024-08-01T19:55:58Z | |
| 95-hr-13273 | 95 | hr | 13273 | South Africa Investment Prohibition Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-23 | 1978-06-23 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | D000344 | 0 | Directs the President to issue regulations prohibiting any United States person from making any investment in South Africa until the President determines that the Government of South Africa has made substantial progress toward ending discrimination and achieving full participation of all the people of South Africa in the country's social, political, and economic life. Permits Congress, through adoption of a resolution by both Houses, to disapprove such a Presidential determination. Sets for civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act and regulations issued thereunder. | 2025-09-02T17:11:01Z | |
| 95-hconres-651 | 95 | hconres | 651 | A resolution requesting the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-22 | 1978-06-22 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000685 | 0 | Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade to provide a forum for representatives of industries and labor organizations in the United States, scholars and experts in the field of foreign trade, representatives of Federal, State, and local government, and other interested persons to (1) examine and recommend methods to increase trade, (2) evaluate the recommendations made by the President's Task Force on Export Policy, and (3) assess the impact on the United States of the anticipated trade agreement of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations. | 2024-08-01T19:55:57Z | |
| 95-hr-13262 | 95 | hr | 13262 | A bill to amend the International Emergency Economic Powers Act directing the President to issue regulations prohibiting investment in South Africa except in certain enterprises. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-22 | 1978-06-22 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 1 | Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to direct the President to issue regulations which restrict investments in South Africa by United States persons to: (1) investments consisting solely of earnings of existing United States enterprises in South Africa; and (2) investments in enterprises which do not engage in employment practices. Requires the President to establish mechanisms to monitor compliance with, and sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of, the provisions of this Act and regulations, licenses, and orders issued thereunder. | 2024-08-01T20:06:21Z | |
| 95-hr-13203 | 95 | hr | 13203 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-21 | 1978-06-21 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] | AL | D | B000431 | 0 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act - Requires annual reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture by foreign persons and agents of purchases of agricultural lands with a cumulative acreage in excess of 25 acres or a cumulative purchase price in excess of $25,000. Specifies reporting requirements and provides for imposition of civil penalties for reporting violations. | 2025-09-02T17:10:59Z | |
| 95-hr-13183 | 95 | hr | 13183 | A bill to prohibit the purchase of United States agricultural land by foreign persons and to require foreign persons currently holding interests in United States agricultural land to submit a report on such interests to the Secretary of Agriculture. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Breckinridge, John B. [D-KY-6] | KY | D | B000788 | 0 | Prohibits the purchase of United States agricultural land by foreign persons, including individuals, organizations, and foreign governments, or any combination of such. Requires foreign persons currently holding interests in United States agricultural land to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture a report on such interests containing specified information as to the nature of the interests, the particular land involved, and the identity and home address of the foreign persons holding such interests. Establishes a civil penalty in the amount of 25 percent of the fair market value of such agricultural land for knowingly incomplete or false reports, or for failure to submit any report. | 2024-08-01T20:06:19Z | |
| 95-hr-13190 | 95 | hr | 13190 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Sebelius, Keith G. [R-KS-1] | KS | R | S000217 | 0 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:10:59Z | |
| 95-hr-13192 | 95 | hr | 13192 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 24 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act - Requires annual reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture by foreign persons and agents of purchases of agricultural lands with a cumulative acreage in excess of 25 acres or a cumulative purchase price in excess of $25,000. Specifies reporting requirements and provides for imposition of civil penalties for reporting violations. | 2025-09-02T17:10:59Z | |
| 95-hr-13193 | 95 | hr | 13193 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 4 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act - Requires annual reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture by foreign persons and agents of purchases of agricultural lands with a cumulative acreage in excess of 25 acres or a cumulative purchase price in excess of $25,000. Specifies reporting requirements and provides for imposition of civil penalties for reporting violations. | 2025-09-02T17:11:00Z | |
| 95-hr-13161 | 95 | hr | 13161 | A bill to require that an amendment be proposed by the United States to the Articles of Agreement for each of the international financial institutions in which the United States participates which would require the establishment of human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-15 | 1978-06-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6] | FL | R | Y000031 | 3 | Requires the President to direct the United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, the United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the United States Governor of the International Finance Corporation, the United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, the United States Governor of the International Development Association, the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank, and the United States Governor of the African Development Fund, to propose and seek adoption of an amendment to the Articles of Agreement for their respective institutions which would require that institution to establish human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance. | 2024-08-01T20:06:20Z | |
| 95-hr-13128 | 95 | hr | 13128 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-14 | 1978-06-14 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA-3] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:10:52Z | |
| 95-hr-13132 | 95 | hr | 13132 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-14 | 1978-06-14 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000325 | 2 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, and legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to Congress an analysis of the information obtained by him pursuant to this Act, and a determination of the effects of foreign holdings, acquisitions, and transfers on family farms and rural communities. | 2025-09-02T17:10:52Z | |
| 95-hr-13094 | 95 | hr | 13094 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide duty-free treatment of certain alloy tool steels used for making chipper knives. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-12 | 1978-06-12 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cederberg, Elford A. [R-MI-10] | MI | R | C000263 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend the custom duty on certain alloy tool steel until June 30, 1981. | 2024-08-01T20:06:15Z | |
| 95-hr-13051 | 95 | hr | 13051 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit exporting to Uganda of goods subject to control under that Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-08 | 1978-06-08 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34] | NY | R | H000797 | 0 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit exportation to Uganda of articles subject to control under such Act. | 2024-08-01T20:06:10Z | |
| 95-hr-13011 | 95 | hr | 13011 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-06-07 | 1978-06-07 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 10 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:14Z | |
| 95-hr-12848 | 95 | hr | 12848 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-24 | 1978-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4] | TX | D | R000312 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:06:03Z | |
| 95-s-3113 | 95 | s | 3113 | A bill to provide for consideration by the U.S. Executive Directors of international financial institutions of the adverse effect of the financial transactions of such institutions of the adverse effect of the financial transactions of such institutions on U.S. industries, including agriculture, and employment. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-19 | 1978-05-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Requires the President to direct the United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank, and the Executive Director representing the United States at the African Development Fund to consider the extent to which any loan, credit, or other utilization of the funds of such institutions is likely to have an adverse effect on industries, including agriculture, and employment in the United States, either by reducing demand for United States goods or by increasing imports. Requires the United States Executive Director of each such institution to request, and the United States International Trade Commission to furnish, a report assessing the impact of such loans or assistance on industries and employment in the United States. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 95-hr-12747 | 95 | hr | 12747 | A bill to prohibit the export of certain militarily significant items to the Republic of South Africa and to provide for notification to the Congress of the proposed issuance of a validated license for an export to the Republic of South Africa, with each House of Congress being able to prevent the issuance of any such license by adoption of a resolution of disapproval. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-17 | 1978-05-17 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 24 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit the export to South Africa of aircraft and aircraft parts, helicopters and helicopter parts and nonmilitary arms. Establishes a procedure for Congressional veto of Presidential authorization of exports to South Africa under such Act. | 2024-08-01T20:05:54Z | |
| 95-hr-12748 | 95 | hr | 12748 | A bill to prohibit the export of certain militarily significant items to the Republic of South Africa and to provide for notification to the Congress of the proposed issuance of a validated license for an export to the Republic of South Africa, with each House of Congress being able to prevent the issuance of any such license by adoption of a resolution of disapproval. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-17 | 1978-05-17 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 10 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit the export to South Africa of aircraft and aircraft parts, helicopters and helicopter parts and nonmilitary arms. Establishes a procedure for Congressional veto of Presidential authorization of exports to South Africa under such Act. | 2024-08-01T20:05:54Z | |
| 95-hr-12739 | 95 | hr | 12739 | A bill to suspend the duty on live worms until the close of June 30, 1981. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-16 | 1978-07-14 | Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1362. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-38] | NY | R | K000086 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1362) Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to eliminate the customs duty on the importation of live worms, if a product of Canada. | 2024-08-01T20:05:57Z | |
| 95-s-3077 | 95 | s | 3077 | Export Import Bank Act Amendments | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-15 | 1978-10-02 | Measure considered in Senate. | Senate | Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] | IL | D | S000890 | 0 | Export-Import Bank Act Amendments - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 the threshold for Bank loans and financial guarantees requiring prenotification to the Congress. Increases from $20,000,000,000 to $25,000,000,000 the amount of the Bank's contractual liability for guarantees and insurance which may be charged at 25 percent of face value against the aggregate limitation on the Bank's commitments. Repeals the requirement for human rights determinations for specific countries and loans. Repeals the requirements that the President specifically determine the eligibility of any communist country: (1) to receive exports supported by the Bank, and (2) with respect to each transaction in which the Bank would extend a loan of $50,000,000 or more. Repeals provisions allowing the President to veto Bank transactions determined to be contrary to the national interest. Prohibits the Bank from providing support for exports to any foreign country, including its agencies or nationals, unless it is on the effective list of eligible countries. Requires the President to make a national interest determination with respect to each country to be included on the list, taking into account the country's relationship to the United States, and countries friendly or hostile to the United States, its internal stability and creditworthiness, and its policies with respect to peaceful settlement of international and internal disputes, environmental protection, nuclear proliferation, and human rights, including the right to emigrate, and such other factors as appropriate. Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of countries eligible to receive exports supported by the Bank. Authorizes the President to remove countries from the effective list at any time, or terminate the list altogether, in light of the national interest factors. Grants Congress the right to disapprove within 60 days, by concurrent resolution, any list or particular country determinations submitted. Empowers t… | 2025-09-02T17:14:18Z | |
| 95-hr-12685 | 95 | hr | 12685 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-11 | 1978-05-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 19 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:56Z | |
| 95-hr-12695 | 95 | hr | 12695 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-11 | 1978-05-11 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Stratton, Samuel S. [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000997 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:56Z | |
| 95-s-3059 | 95 | s | 3059 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the reservation of textiles and textile products from negotiation. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-11 | 1978-05-11 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to include specified textiles and textile products in the articles reserved from tariff reduction or elimination negotiations by the President. | 2024-08-01T20:10:38Z | |
| 95-hr-12655 | 95 | hr | 12655 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-10 | 1978-05-10 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 0 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Recording Act - Requires annual reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture by foreign persons and agents of purchases of agricultural lands with a cumulative acreage in excess of 25 acres or a cumulative purchase price in excess of $25,000. Specifies reporting requirements and provides for imposition of civil penalties for reporting violations. | 2025-09-02T17:10:39Z | |
| 95-hr-12660 | 95 | hr | 12660 | A bill to require that an amendment be proposed by the United States to the Articles of Agreement for each of the international financial institutions in which the United States participates which would require the establishment of human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-10 | 1978-05-10 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6] | FL | R | Y000031 | 20 | Requires the President to direct the United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, the United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the United States Governor of the International Finance Corporation, the United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, the United States Governor of the International Development Association, the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank, and the United States Governor of the African Development Fund, to propose and seek adoption of an amendment to the Articles of Agreement for their respective institutions which would require that institution to establish human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance. | 2024-08-01T20:05:53Z | |
| 95-hr-12589 | 95 | hr | 12589 | A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 under the International Investment Survey Act of 1976, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-08 | 1978-06-28 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 2928 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 2 | Amends the International Investment Survey Act of 1976 to authorize the appropriation of $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 to carry out such Act (presently $1,000,000 is authorized for fiscal year 1979). Amends such Act to change to October 11, 1979 (now October 11, 1978) the date that the President is to submit the final report on the findings on the feasibility of a system to monitor foreign direct investment in rural and urban property and a nationwide land data system. Requires the President to submit an interim report not later than October 11, 1978. Transfers to the President (now the Council on International Economic Policy) the responsibility to review the results of any studies and surveys conducted under such Act. | 2024-08-01T20:05:54Z | |
| 95-hr-12546 | 95 | hr | 12546 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-03 | 1978-05-03 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 24 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:48Z | |
| 95-hr-12490 | 95 | hr | 12490 | A bill to suspend the duty on live worms, if a product of Canada, until the close of June 30, 1981. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-02 | 1978-05-02 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-38] | NY | R | K000086 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to eliminate the customs duty on the importation of live worms, if a product of Canada. | 2024-08-01T20:05:48Z | |
| 95-hconres-591 | 95 | hconres | 591 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should include environmental and safety and health standards among the international fair labor standards whose adoption is sought under section 121(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5] | WI | D | R000165 | 0 | Declares it the sense of Congress that the President should seek to include environmental and safety and health standards in trade agreements. | 2024-08-01T19:55:57Z | |
| 95-hr-12461 | 95 | hr | 12461 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Slack, John [D-WV-3] | WV | D | S000473 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:47Z | |
| 95-hr-12463 | 95 | hr | 12463 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit any new investment in South Africa by United States persons and to impose sanctions on United States persons with existing investments in businesses in South Africa that engage in unfair employment practices. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | S000673 | 23 | Amends the Export Administration Act to prohibit United States persons from making investments in South Africa, other than those consisting soley of earnings derived from existing enterprises and made in such enterprises. Imposes fines of up to $1,000,000 for violations of this Act. Prohibits United States persons with major investments in South Africa from: (1) receiving licenses for exports to South Africa; (2) entering into Federal Government contracts; (3) receiving income tax credits for South African taxes; or (4) using Export-Import Bank services, if engaged in unfair employment practices or if not listed on the roster established by this Act. Establishes the mechanism for enforcement of such prohibitions. Establishes an Advisory Board to recommend policy with respect to the exercise of the authority granted under this Act. Requires persons having major investments, as defined in this Act, to notify the Administrator designated by the President to carry out the Act's provisions. Requires the Administrator to establish a roster of all persons complying with required employment practices. Prescribes procedures for findings of unfair employment practices and for enforcement of violations. | 2024-08-01T20:05:45Z | |
| 95-hr-12464 | 95 | hr | 12464 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit any new investment in South Africa by United States persons and to impose sanctions on United States persons with existing investments in businesses in South Africa that engage in unfair employment practices. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | S000673 | 6 | Amends the Export Administration Act to prohibit United States persons from making investments in South Africa, other than those consisting soley of earnings derived from existing enterprises and made in such enterprises. Imposes fines of up to $1,000,000 for violations of this Act. Prohibits United States persons with major investments in South Africa from: (1) receiving licenses for exports to South Africa; (2) entering into Federal Government contracts; (3) receiving income tax credits for South African taxes; or (4) using Export-Import Bank services, if engaged in unfair employment practices or if not listed on the roster established by this Act. Establishes the mechanism for enforcement of such prohibitions. Establishes an Advisory Board to recommend policy with respect to the exercise of the authority granted under this Act. Requires persons having major investments, as defined in this Act, to notify the Administrator designated by the President to carry out the Act's provisions. Requires the Administrator to establish a roster of all persons complying with required employment practices. Prescribes procedures for findings of unfair employment practices and for enforcement of violations. | 2024-08-01T20:05:45Z | |
| 95-hres-1157 | 95 | hres | 1157 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the study provided for by section 4(d) of the International Investment Survey Act of 1976 be completed not later than December 31, 1978. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Tucker, James G., Jr. (Jim Guy) [D-AR-2] | AR | D | T000400 | 7 | Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Investment Survey should be completed during 1978. | 2024-08-01T19:56:44Z | |
| 95-hr-12419 | 95 | hr | 12419 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-27 | 1978-04-27 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 24 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:49Z | |
| 95-hconres-581 | 95 | hconres | 581 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-26 | 1978-04-26 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whalen, Charles W., Jr. [R-OH-3] | OH | R | W000317 | 1 | Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries. | 2024-08-01T19:55:57Z | |
| 95-sres-441 | 95 | sres | 441 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-26 | 1978-04-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] | NY | R | J000064 | 7 | Declares it the sense of the Senate that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 95-s-2985 | 95 | s | 2985 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for an increase in the duties on imports of potatoes, and to reduce the quota for potatoes subject to the lower of the two rates of duty. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-25 | 1978-04-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] | ME | D | H000346 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the customs duties on potatoes, and to lower the quota on potatoes which may be imported at the lesser of two rates of duty. | 2024-08-01T20:10:30Z | |
| 95-hr-12286 | 95 | hr | 12286 | A bill to amend the International Investment Survey Act of 1976, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-24 | 1978-04-24 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 1 | Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981, to carry out the International Investment Survey Act. Directs the President to study the feasibility of a monitoring system for foreign direct investment in agricultural, rural, and urban real property. | 2024-08-01T20:05:37Z | |
| 95-hr-12314 | 95 | hr | 12314 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-24 | 1978-04-24 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 24 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:40Z | |
| 95-hr-12242 | 95 | hr | 12242 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-19 | 1978-04-19 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 22 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:40Z | |
| 95-hr-12243 | 95 | hr | 12243 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-19 | 1978-04-19 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 24 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:40Z | |
| 95-hres-1141 | 95 | hres | 1141 | Resolution relative to customs duties on textile, apparel, and fiber products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-19 | 1978-04-19 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Mann, James R. [D-SC-4] | SC | D | M000105 | 1 | Declares that there be no reduction of customs duties on textile, apparel, or fiber products and that such products be excluded from the current Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva. | 2024-08-01T19:56:47Z | |
| 95-hr-12180 | 95 | hr | 12180 | Bretton Woods Agreement Review Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2] | GA | D | M000244 | 1 | Bretton Woods Agreements Review Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to terminate all authority granted under such Act (including participation in the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) after September 30, 1981, unless reauthorized by Act of Congress. | 2025-09-02T17:10:19Z | |
| 95-hr-12198 | 95 | hr | 12198 | A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide a temporary suspension of the duty on polystyrene foam. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cederberg, Elford A. [R-MI-10] | MI | R | C000263 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend temporarily the customs duty on polystyrene foam. | 2024-08-01T20:05:40Z | |
| 95-hr-12201 | 95 | hr | 12201 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 22 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:40Z | |
| 95-hr-12207 | 95 | hr | 12207 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rooney, Fred B. [D-PA-15] | PA | D | R000423 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:39Z | |
| 95-hr-12157 | 95 | hr | 12157 | A bill to amend and extend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-17 | 1978-07-28 | Placed on calendar in Senate. | House | Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] | NC | D | N000016 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #612 (314-47)) Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945: (1) to increase the dollar limitation on the issuance of guarantees and insurance against political credit risks of loss, and (2) to increase the dollar limitation on the aggregate outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Export-Import Bank. Extends the authority of the Bank through fiscal year 1983. Imposes certain Congressional oversight procedures on the lending, guarantee, and insurance levels of the Bank. Revises the Congressional oversight procedures relating to loans by the Bank in excess of a specified amount. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, together with the Bank and other relevant Government agencies, to begin negotiations with major exporting countries and, as necessary, relevant international and multinational organizations, to end predatory export financing programs, including mixed credits, in foreign markets as well as within the United States. Directs the Special Trade Repersentative to give priority to continuing negotiations to end other predatory export subsidy programs. Requires that the President report to Congress on the progress of such negotiations prior to January 15, 1979. Prohibits the Bank from participating in transactions in the Republic of South Africa which would enable the continuance or enforcement of apartheid, but would allow transactions if significant progress is made toward the elimination of apartheid or if the purchaser of exports endorses and has proceeded toward implementation of certain fair and equal employment principles, including: non-segregation; equal pay for equal work; increasing the number of non-whites in management and supervisory positions; and willingness to engage in collective bargaining with labor unions. Provides that the Bank should emphasize assisting new and small business entrants in the agricultural export market. Directs the Bank, in cooperation with other relevant Government agencies, including the Commodity Credit Co… | 2024-08-01T20:05:36Z | |
| 95-hr-12165 | 95 | hr | 12165 | An Act to extend until the close of June 30, 1981, the existing suspension of duties on certain metal waste and scrap, unwrought metal, and other articles of metal, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-17 | 1978-10-24 | Public Law 95-508. | House | Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] | MI | R | V000027 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Finance with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1243) Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States: (1) to extend the suspension of customs duties on certain metal waste and scrap, unwrought metal, and other articles of metal; and (2) to permit temporary duty-free imports of mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt. | 2024-08-01T20:05:39Z | |
| 95-s-2920 | 95 | s | 2920 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-17 | 1978-04-17 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 39 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to include specified textiles and textile products in the articles reserved from tariff reduction or elimination negotiations by the President. | 2024-08-01T20:10:29Z | |
| 95-s-2928 | 95 | s | 2928 | An Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1979 under the International Investment Survey Act of 1976, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-17 | 1978-09-22 | Public Law 95-381. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 12589) Amends the International Investment Survey Act of 1976 to authorize the appropriation of $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 to carry out such Act (presently $1,000,000 is authorized for fiscal year 1979). Amends such Act to change to October 11, 1979 (now October 11, 1978) the date that the President is to submit the final report on the findings on the feasibility of a system to monitor foreign direct investment in rural and urban property and a nationwide land data system. Requires the President to submit an interim report not later than October 11, 1978. Transfers to the President (now the Council on International Economic Policy) the responsibility to review the results of any studies and surveys conducted under such Act. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 95-hr-12110 | 95 | hr | 12110 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1978-04-13 | 1978-04-13 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10] | NC | R | B000966 | 0 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to the authority of the President to negotiate trade agreements, to direct the President to reserve any article for which an agreement limiting agricultural imports has been entered into, from negotiations to reduce or eliminate customs duties or import restrictions. | 2024-08-01T20:05:32Z |
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