HR 1654
105th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
American investments
Foreign investments
Nontariff trade barriers
Reciprocity
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to United States investment.
Introduced: May 16, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to, in addition to any other action considered appropriate and feasible, impose upon a country and its nationals conditions, limitations, and prohibitions on investment in the United States that are similar to those implemented by the country with respect to U.S. investment in such country.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1