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To provide that the President may not waive the provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Introduced: February 4, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1332)
Feb 9, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 4, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the President from waiving certain human rights and emigration requirements under the Trade Act of 1974 before July 11, 1999, with respect to Vietnam when determining its eligibility to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation status). Nullifies any previous waiver of such requirements.

What's happening now March 19, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1332)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 19, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 19, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3159: To provide that the President may not waive the provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3159/
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"H.R. 3159: To provide that the President may not waive the provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3159/.
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H.R. 3159, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3159/.
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