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H. Con. Res. 85 103rd Congress House

To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo…

Official title: To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo preference rates in transporting the $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to Russia as agreed to in the "Vancouver Package" between President Clinton and President Yeltsin of the Russian Federation.

Introduced: April 22, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 26, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from USTR.
Apr 26, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Apr 22, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Apr 22, 1993
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1942-1943)
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 Latest action April 26, 1993

Executive Comment Requested from USTR.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority granted in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 so that the $1,600,000,000 in bilateral assistance to Russia, referred to as the Vancouver Package, may be effected without endangering the stability of the Government or economy of Russia and without adding to the U.S. budget deficit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 85: To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo preference rates in transporting the $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to Russia as agreed to in the "Vancouver Package" between President Clinton and President Yeltsin of the Russian Federation.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-85/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 85: To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo preference rates in transporting the $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to Russia as agreed to in the "Vancouver Package" between President Clinton and President Yeltsin of the Russian Federation.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-85/.
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H. Con. Res. 85, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-85/.
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[H. Con. Res. 85: To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo preference rates in transporting the $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to Russia as agreed to in the "Vancouver Package" between President Clinton and President Yeltsin of the Russian Federation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-85/)
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