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H.J. Res. 606 96th Congress House

A joint resolution authorizing the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments to limit the importation of automobiles and trucks into the United States.

Introduced: September 5, 1980 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Automobile industryAutomobilesForeign Trade and InvestmentsImports
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Motor Vehicles and DrivingNegotiationsTrade agreementsTreatiesTrucks
This bill died when the 96th Congress ended
It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 5, 1980
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 5, 1980
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 5, 1980

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to negotiate agreements with foreign governments limiting exports of automobiles and trucks to the United States. Terminates such authority and any agreements pursuant to such authority on July 1, 1985. States that action taken pursuant to such agreements shall not be treated as violating U.S. laws.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 606: A joint resolution authorizing the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments to limit the importation of automobiles and trucks into the United States.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-606/
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"H.J. Res. 606: A joint resolution authorizing the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments to limit the importation of automobiles and trucks into the United States.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-606/.
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H.J. Res. 606, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-606/.
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[H.J. Res. 606: A joint resolution authorizing the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments to limit the importation of automobiles and trucks into the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-606/)
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