HR 1364 100th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Automobile industry Automobiles Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Imports Japan Marine transportation Motor Vehicles and Driving Ships and shipping South Korea

Boats and Saddles Tour Study Act of 1989

Introduced: March 3, 1987 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 12, 1987

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Treasury.

Mar 10, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

Mar 10, 1987

Executive Comment Requested from DOD, DOT, Treasury.

Mar 9, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Mar 3, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 3, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Mar 3, 1987

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1987 - Directs a person shipping foreign vehicles from Japan or South Korea into the United States to transport an equal number of such vehicles on U.S. vehicle carriers that the person ships on foreign vessels. Requires shippers to file a bill of lading with the Secretary of Transportation for every shipment of foreign vehicles brought into the United States. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to enforce this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to reduce such required equal percentage for a temporary period, under certain conditions. Provides penalties for the violation of this Act.

What's happening now June 12, 1987

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Treasury.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
House of Representatives
Merchant Marine Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Mar 3, 1987

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Mar 3, 1987

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