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H.R. 6986 97th Congress House

A bill to authorize the President to impose a tariff surcharge on the products of certain countries in order to offset the expense of providing United States defense assistance to such countries.

Introduced: August 12, 1982 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance American military assistanceForeign Trade and InvestmentsFranceImports
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 12, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 12, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 18, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to impose tariff surcharges on articles imported from Japan, France, or any country within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization if the President determines that the cost of providing such country with defense assistance should be offset by tariff surcharges.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6986: A bill to authorize the President to impose a tariff surcharge on the products of certain countries in order to offset the expense of providing United States defense assistance to such countries.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6986/
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"H.R. 6986: A bill to authorize the President to impose a tariff surcharge on the products of certain countries in order to offset the expense of providing United States defense assistance to such countries.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6986/.
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H.R. 6986, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6986/.
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[H.R. 6986: A bill to authorize the President to impose a tariff surcharge on the products of certain countries in order to offset the expense of providing United States defense assistance to such countries.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6986/)
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