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S 2182 98th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Exports Foreign Trade and Investments Nontariff trade barriers Tariff Tariff agreements Trade agreements Treaties Wine

Wine Equity Act of 1983

Introduced: November 18, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Dec 1, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department.
Nov 18, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 18, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wine Equity Act of 1983 - Requires the President to direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to negotiate the harmonization of tariff and nontariff barriers on wine with each designated major trading country. Requires negotiations with designated major trading countries which do not export wine to the United States in order to eliminate all tariff and nontariff trade barriers of such countries to the importation of U.S. wine. Requires the President to impose tariff and nontariff trade barriers equal or substantially equivalent to the barriers applied by a designated major trading country if such country does not provide harmonization to U.S. produced-wine within 180 days of the country's designation as a designated major trading country. Provides for removing such U.S. tariff and nontariff barriers.

Requires the USTR to report to specified congressional committees at the beginning and end of each negotiation. Requires the USTR to consult with such committees to identify further tariff and nontariff barriers to and potential markets for U.S. wine. Provides for assistance for the USTR from other Federal agencies.

What's happening now December 1, 1983

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3795 Identical bill Wine Equity and Export Expansion Act of 1984
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 18, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2182: Wine Equity Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2182/
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"S. 2182: Wine Equity Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2182/.
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S. 2182, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2182/.
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