Skip to main content
HCONRES 277 98th Congress House

A concurrent resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to end the current delay in fully enforcing existing law, 19 U.S.C. 1307, regarding the ban on importation of "goods, wares,…

Official title: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to end the current delay in fully enforcing existing law, 19 U.S.C. 1307, regarding the ban … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to end the current delay in fully enforcing existing law, 19 U.S.C. 1307, regarding the ban on importation of "goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions".

Introduced: March 21, 1984 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesForced laborForeign Trade and InvestmentsImport restrictions
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
ImportsInternational AffairsPrison labor
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 98th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, so it is no longer active. 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
Apr 2, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 21, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 21, 1984
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action April 2, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the delay in the enforcement of a Smoot Hawley Tariff Act provision, which prohibits importation of goods mined or produced wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict, forced, or indentured labor under penal sanctions, is unacceptable to the Congress.

Requests the Secretary of the Treasury to end the delay in the enforcement of such provision and immediately prohibit the importation of such goods.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 21, 1984
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 277: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to end the current delay in fully enforcing existing law, 19 U.S.C. 1307, regarding the ban on importation of "goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-277/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 277: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to end the current delay in fully enforcing existing law, 19 U.S.C. 1307, regarding the ban on importation of "goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-277/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 277, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-277/.
Markdown link
[H. Con. Res. 277: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to end the current delay in fully enforcing existing law, 19 U.S.C. 1307, regarding the ban on importation of "goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-277/)
Report a problem