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Calling on the President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 14, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 15, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 44 (Roll No. 532).
Oct 15, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 44 (Roll No. 532).
Oct 15, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 15, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10958-10965)
Oct 15, 1998
Mr. English moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 14, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 14, 1998
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Oct 15, 1998 House · vote #532 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 34544 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that its integrity has been impugned by the failure of the executive branch to expeditiously enforce title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in response to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions.

Calls upon the President to: (1) immediately review the entry into the U.S. customs territory of all steel products from Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil; (2) impose a one-year ban on all steel products from any country not abiding by the international trade agreements with respect to imports of all steel products into the United States; (3) establish a task force to closely monitor U.S. imports of steel from other countries to determine whether or not such agreements are being violated; and (4) report to the Congress by January 5, 1999, on any other actions the President has taken, or intends to take, to ensure that all U.S. trading partners abide such agreements with respect to U.S. imports of steel.

What's happening now October 15, 1998

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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