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HJRES 92 102th Congress House

Persian Gulf War Cost-Sharing Resolution

Official title: Authorizing the imposition of additional import duties by the President to ensure that wealthy foreign countries that benefit from the United States efforts to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Authorizing the imposition of additional import duties by the President to ensure that wealthy foreign countries that benefit from the United States efforts to compel the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait equitably share the cost of those efforts.

Introduced: March 7, 1991 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional reporting requirementsDefense burdensharingForeign Trade and International FinanceGermany
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International cooperationIraqJapanKuwaitMilitary agreementsMilitary interventionMilitary occupationPersian GulfPersian Gulf WarSaudi ArabiaTariff
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Persian Gulf War Cost-Sharing Resolution - Requires the President to impose additional duties on the imports of any of the following countries that fails to enter into, by July 1, 1991, or fails to comply with, a Gulf War mandatory cost-sharing agreement with the United States: (1) Japan; (2) Germany; (3) Saudi Arabia; and (4) Kuwait. Requires the President to consult with any other countries about entering into similar agreements if he determines a contribution from such a country is justified. Provides for termination or suspension of such duties and the determination of a country's contribution.

Directs the President to submit to the Congress a report containing a description of each agreement.

Requires the Congressional Budget Office to: (1) determine, and revise from time to time, U.S. Gulf War costs; and (2) make such determinations and revisions available to the Congress and the executive branch.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 20, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 20, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 7, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 19, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 4, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 92: Persian Gulf War Cost-Sharing Resolution. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-92/
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"H.J. Res. 92: Persian Gulf War Cost-Sharing Resolution." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-92/.
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