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H.R. 2853 104th Congress House

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.

Introduced: January 5, 1996 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance EuropeFree tradeMost favored nation principleTrade agreementsTrade negotiations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-162.
Jul 18, 1996
Signed by President.
Jul 8, 1996
Presented to President.
Jul 1, 1996
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 28, 1996
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7341)
Jun 28, 1996
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7341)
May 9, 1996
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.
May 9, 1996
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth without amendment. With written report No. 104-265.
May 8, 1996
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 6, 1996
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 5, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 5, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 5, 1996
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1697-1698)
Mar 5, 1996
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Crane objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Mar 5, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Mar 5, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1673-1675)
Mar 5, 1996
Mr. Crane moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 29, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 226.
Feb 29, 1996
Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 104-466.
Feb 28, 1996
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 26, 1996
Subcommittee on Trade Discharged.
Jan 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 5, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 5, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 1996

Became Public Law No: 104-162.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Notes that the U.S. Trade Representative intends to negotiate with Bulgaria in order to preserve the commitments of that country under the bilateral commercial agreement in effect between that country and the United States that are consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization.

Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (denying nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of certain countries) should no longer apply to Bulgaria; and (2) based upon such determination, extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to Bulgaria's products.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2853: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2853/
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"H.R. 2853: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2853/.
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H.R. 2853, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2853/.
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