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HR 1050 99th Congress House

Made in America Act

Official title: A bill to restrict temporarily the quantity of imported motor vehicles that may be introduced into interstate commerce for sale at retail in order to prevent o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to restrict temporarily the quantity of imported motor vehicles that may be introduced into interstate commerce for sale at retail in order to prevent or remedy the existing and threatened serious injury to the domestic motor vehicle industry of the United States and its employees and suppliers.

Introduced: February 28, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Foreign Trade and InvestmentsImport restrictionsImportsMotor Vehicles and DrivingMotor vehicles
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1986
Hearings held on issue by Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 28, 1986
Hearings held on issue by Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Feb 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 1986

Hearings held on issue by Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Made in America Act - Limits the total number of new imported motor vehicles that may be introduced into interstate commerce for retail sale during any calendar year after 1985 to 15 percent of the aggregate number of new domestic and imported motor vehicles that were introduced into interstate commerce for retail sale during the base year. Defines the "base year" as the second calendar year preceding a calendar year for which such restrictions are established.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to allocate the number of new imported motor vehicles among foreign vehicle manufacturers on the basis of their respective shares of the U.S. market during the base year.

Requires the Secretary to determine the limits for each calendar year at least four months before the beginning of the year. Requires the Secretary to publish the limits and the allocations for foreign manufacturers in the Federal Register.

Imposes civil penalties for violations of the quantitative restrictions on imports.

Requires each foreign vehicle manufacturer that produces more than 25,000 new imported vehicles that were introduced into interstate commerce for retail sales during any calendar year after 1982 to provide the Secretary with production, importation, distribution, and sales information.

Terminates the quantitative limitations any time after December 31, 1990, if the Secretary finds that injury to the domestic industry has been prevented or remedied.

Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress on actions taken under this Act and on the impact of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1050: Made in America Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1050/
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"H.R. 1050: Made in America Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1050/.
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H.R. 1050, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1050/.
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