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HR 1060 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Advisory bodies Automobile industry Federal advisory bodies Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Japan Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicles

Automobile Strategy and Stability Act of 1985

Introduced: February 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1985
Hearings held on issue by Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 28, 1985
Hearings held on issue by Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Automobile Strategy and Stability Act of 1985 - Imposes a quota on the number of motor vehicles produced in Japan that may be imported into the United States between April 1, 1985, and March 31, 1986. Terminates such quota 30 legislative days after the recommendations of the Auto Strategy Council are submitted to the Congress and the President.

Establishes the Auto Strategy Council to: (1) analyze the implication for the future competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry of the removal of quotas on Japanese motor vehicles; (2) develop a strategy to improve the international competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry; and (3) identify the impact of continuation of auto restrictions of Japanese auto imports on other economic sectors and trade with other nations. Requires the Council to make recommendations to the Congress and President by December 31, 1985. Terminates the Council after it makes its report.

What's happening now March 4, 1985

Hearings held on issue by Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1060: Automobile Strategy and Stability Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1060/
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"H.R. 1060: Automobile Strategy and Stability Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1060/.
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H.R. 1060, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1060/.
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