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Requiring the Secretary of Commerce to issue an annual report on the support of other countries for foreign boycotts imposed against countries friendly to the United States or against United States…

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Requiring the Secretary of Commerce to issue an annual report on the support of other countries for foreign boycotts imposed against countries friendly to the United States or against United States persons.

Introduced: March 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 14, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 14, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) oppose boycotts fostered or imposed by foreign countries against countries friendly to the United States or against any U.S. person; and (2) encourage major trading nations engaged in the export of goods or technology or other information to refuse to take actions which support such boycotts.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to issue an annual report detailing which members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade encourage actions supporting such boycotts.

What's happening now March 25, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 2, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 14, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1453: Requiring the Secretary of Commerce to issue an annual report on the support of other countries for foreign boycotts imposed against countries friendly to the United States or against United States persons.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1453/
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"H.R. 1453: Requiring the Secretary of Commerce to issue an annual report on the support of other countries for foreign boycotts imposed against countries friendly to the United States or against United States persons.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1453/.
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H.R. 1453, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1453/.
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