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HR 1234 98th Congress House

Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products Act of 1983

Official title: A bill to establish domestic content requirements for motor vehicles sold or distributed in interstate commerce in the United States.

Introduced: February 7, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 39 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 1983
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Nov 3, 1983
Failed of Passage in House by Division Vote: 33 - 55.
Nov 3, 1983
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 219 - 199 (Record Vote No: 448).
Nov 3, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 219 - 199 (Record Vote No: 448).
Nov 3, 1983
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Nov 3, 1983
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Nov 3, 1983
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed of Passage in House by Division Vote: 33 - 55.
Nov 2, 1983
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Oct 28, 1983
Called up by House by Rule.
Oct 28, 1983
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Oct 20, 1983
Rule Passed House.
Oct 18, 1983
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.336 Reported to House.
Oct 18, 1983
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 2 Hours of Debate. Waiver of Points of Order.
Sep 21, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 227.
Sep 21, 1983
Reported to House by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 98-287 (Part II).
Sep 20, 1983
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably.
Sep 20, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee Unfavorably.
Sep 16, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 15, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 29, 1983
House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an Extension for Further Consideration Ending not Later Than September 26, 1983.
Jun 30, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 98-287 (Part I).
Jun 21, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 21, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 16, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 9, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 1983
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
May 19, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
May 19, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 6, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 28, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 12, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 28, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 10, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Feb 2, 1983
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
 Amendments to this bill 9

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 failed 7 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 503 – An amendment to direct appointment of a task force to study the impact of currency exchange rates on competit… Pending Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 502 – An amendment to conduct a study of the antitrust and tax implications and the impact on retail motor vehicle … Pending Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 501 – A substitute amendment to the McNulty amendment providing that after the sixth model year after the bill's en… Pending Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 500 – An amendment to make the bill cease to have force and effect on September 30, 1992. Pending Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 499 – An amendment to add two individuals representing consumers of american made automobiles to the U.S. Automobil… Pending Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 498 – An amendment to prohibit any provision of the bill from becoming effective until the Department of Labor with… Pending Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 497 – An amendment on the previous legislative day to add a new section making the act ineffective in case of compe… Failed Nov 3, 1983
HAMDT 496 – An amendment adding a subsection to the domestic content ratios for model year 1985 and thereafter, providing… Pending Nov 2, 1983
HAMDT 495 – An amendment to change the short title of the bill from "Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products… Failed Nov 2, 1983
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 Latest action November 7, 1983

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act - Sets forth for all motor vehicle manufacturers which produce over 100,000 motor vehicles for ultimate retail sale in the United States "minimum domestic content ratios" (the domestic value, including labor and parts, of the manufacturer's production costs of all automotive products sold in the United States).

Requires all vehicle manufacturers producing more than 100,000 motor vehicles for sale in the United States to provide information to the Secretary of Transportation for the purpose of administering this requirement.

Establishes penalties for a vehicle manufacturer who fails to meet the minimum domestic content ratio.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and prepare a written report regarding policies and practices of vehicle manufacturers used to persuade U.S. motor vehicle dealers to favor foreign made parts rather than domestically produced parts.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3113 Related bill Domestic Automobile Industry Revitalization Act
  • HR 4160 Related bill Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products Act of 1983
  • HR 4115 Identical bill Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act
  • S 707 Identical bill Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 11, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 1983
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 14, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 14, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 7, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1234: Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1234/
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