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S 650 102th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen the United States' ability to respond to foreign trade practices that threaten United States commerce.

Introduced: March 13, 1991 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade policyRestrictive trade practices
This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 13, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 13, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 13, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative to take specified trade action, and in certain cases has discretionary authority to take such action, against a foreign country whose act, policy, or practice threatens to burden or restrict U.S. commerce.

Declares that an act, policy, or practice that threatens to burden or restrict U.S. commerce is an act, policy, or practice that does not currently burden or restrict such commerce, but, if not corrected, is reasonably expected to burden or restrict it.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 650: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen the United States' ability to respond to foreign trade practices that threaten United States commerce.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-650/
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"S. 650: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen the United States' ability to respond to foreign trade practices that threaten United States commerce.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-650/.
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S. 650, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-650/.
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