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HJRES 581 101th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance China Congressional veto Democracy Human rights Most favored nation principle

To disapprove the renewal of most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: May 24, 1990 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 24, 1990
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disapproves the recommendation of the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation) to the products of China.

What's happening now May 24, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 14, 1990
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 24, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 581: To disapprove the renewal of most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-581/
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"H.J. Res. 581: To disapprove the renewal of most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-581/.
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H.J. Res. 581, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-581/.
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