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HR 2544 103th Congress House

To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow persons who suffer discrimination or a loss of business as a result of a violation of the anti-boycott provisions, to bring an action for…

Official title: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow persons who suffer discrimination or a loss of business as a result of a violation of the anti-boycott … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow persons who suffer discrimination or a loss of business as a result of a violation of the anti-boycott provisions, to bring an action for damages against the person committing the violation.

Introduced: February 28, 1994 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Civil actions and liabilityCommercial blacklistingDamagesDiscrimination in employmentPunitive damages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Jul 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.
Jun 28, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 28, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 28, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 9, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Export Administration of 1979 to authorize a person who suffers discrimination, or who loses a business opportunity because of a violation of the Act's anti-boycott provisions, to bring an action for damages in an appropriate U.S. district court.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 21, 1994
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 18, 1994
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Feb 28, 1994
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 28, 1994
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 28, 1994
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 28, 1994
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 28, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2544: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow persons who suffer discrimination or a loss of business as a result of a violation of the anti-boycott provisions, to bring an action for damages against the person committing the violation.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2544/
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"H.R. 2544: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow persons who suffer discrimination or a loss of business as a result of a violation of the anti-boycott provisions, to bring an action for damages against the person committing the violation.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2544/.
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H.R. 2544, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2544/.
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