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HR 1399 100th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Automobile industry Business and commerce Civil actions and liability Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Courts and Civil Procedure Foreign Trade and Investments Foreign investments Franchises (Retail trade) Import restrictions Imports Injunctions Japan Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicles Nontariff trade barriers Wholesale trade

Appointment of American Distributors of Japanese Automobiles Act of 1987

Introduced: March 4, 1987 See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 12, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness.
Mar 4, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 4, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 4, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Appointment of American Distributors of Japanese Automobiles Act of 1987 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to make it unlawful for any motor vehicle built or assembled in Japan to be imported or distributed in the United States by any non-U.S. citizen or by any person who is owned or controlled by a Japanese citizen. Makes it unlawful to terminate, cancel, or fail to renew any person who acted as an importer or distributor as of January 1, 1987, of such motor vehicles in the United States except for just cause. Declares that such restrictions shall not apply if the President certifies to the Congress that the motor vehicle distribution system in Japan is not a substantial nontariff barrier to the sale in Japan of U.S. motor vehicles. Provides for civil actions by persons injured by a violation of this Act.

What's happening now March 12, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 8, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1399: Appointment of American Distributors of Japanese Automobiles Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1399/
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"H.R. 1399: Appointment of American Distributors of Japanese Automobiles Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1399/.
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H.R. 1399, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1399/.
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