HR 975 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative fees Coke industry Commerce Computers and government Economics and Public Finance Free ports and zones Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government statistics Import quotas Import restrictions Imports Internet Iron Iron and steel industry Law Science, Technology, Communications Steel

To provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring program.

Introduced: March 4, 1999 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 22, 1999

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42-57. Record Vote No: 178. (consideration: CR S7405)

Jun 22, 1999

Motion to proceed considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7393-7406)

Jun 18, 1999

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S7260)

Jun 18, 1999

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7260)

Jun 18, 1999

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7260)

Mar 19, 1999

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.

Mar 18, 1999

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Mar 17, 1999

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

Mar 17, 1999

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 289 - 141 (Roll no. 56).

Mar 17, 1999

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 289 - 141 (Roll no. 56).

Mar 17, 1999

Considered as unfinished business.

Mar 17, 1999

VOTE POSTPONED - The Chair put the question on passage of H.R. 975 by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Archer subsequently demanded the yeas-and-nays. Pursuant to clause 8 of Rule XX the chair postponed further proceedings on the measure until later in the legislative day.

Mar 17, 1999

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mar 17, 1999

DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 975.

Mar 17, 1999

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 975.

Mar 17, 1999

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 975. It shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider the bill in the House. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered as ordered to final passage without intervening motion except (1) ninety minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and (2) one motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

Mar 17, 1999

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 114. (consideration: CR H1349-1370, H1382-1383)

Mar 17, 1999

Rule H. Res. 114 passed House.

Mar 16, 1999

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 114 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 975. It shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider the bill in the House. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered as ordered to final passage without intervening motion except (1) ninety minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and (2) one motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

Mar 15, 1999

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 32.

Mar 15, 1999

Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 106-52.

Mar 10, 1999

Ordered to be Reported Adversely by Voice Vote.

Mar 10, 1999

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 4, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 4, 1999

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 17, 1999	House · vote #56	On Passage	Passed	289–141	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to impose quotas, tariff surcharges, or negotiate enforceable voluntary export restraint agreements in order to ensure that the volume of imported steel products (semifinished, plates, sheets and strips, wire rods, wire and wire products, rail type products, bars, structural shapes and units, pipes and tubes, iron ore, and coke products) during any month does not exceed the average volume of imported steel for the 36-month period preceding July 1997. Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and of Commerce to implement a program for administering and enforcing the restraints on such imports. Authorizes the Customs Service to refuse entry into the U.S. customs territory for a three year period of any steel products that exceed the allowable levels of such products.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement a steel import notification and monitoring program. Requires any person who intends to import steel products into the United States to first obtain an import notification certificate. Sets forth specified import notification certificate requirements.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to publish on a weekly basis through the Internet certain information obtained from steel import notification certificate applications regarding imported steel, including country of origin, the port of entry, quantity, value of steel imported, single producer or exporter countries, and whether such imports are entered into a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to charge reasonable fees to defray the costs of carrying out this Act.

What's happening now June 22, 1999

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42-57. Record Vote No: 178. (consideration: CR S7405)

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