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HR 1562 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Business and commerce Congressional oversight Copper Cotton Foreign Trade and Investments Government and business Guam Import restrictions Imports International labor activities Labor and Employment Licenses Northern Mariana Islands Shoe industry Tariff Textile industry and fabrics Trade agreements Wool trade

Copper Free Market Restoration Act of 1985

Introduced: March 19, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 37 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 1986
Failed of Passage in House Over Veto by Yea-Nay Vote: 276 - 149 (Record Vote No: 290).
Aug 6, 1986
Failed of passage in House over veto: Failed of Passage in House Over Veto by Yea-Nay Vote: 276 - 149 (Record Vote No: 290).
Dec 17, 1985
Vetoed by President.
Dec 5, 1985
Presented to President.
Dec 4, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
Dec 3, 1985
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 255 - 161 (Record Vote No: 424).
Dec 3, 1985
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 255 - 161 (Record Vote No: 424).
Dec 3, 1985
Called up by House by Rule.
Dec 3, 1985
Rule Passed House.
Nov 21, 1985
Committee on Rules Reported a Resolution Providing for a Motion to Take from the Speaker's Table the Bill with the Senate Amendment and Concur in the Senate Amendment; Waiving Points of Order Against the Motion.
Nov 21, 1985
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.325 Reported to House.
Nov 13, 1985
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-39. Record Vote No: 305.
Nov 13, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-39. Record Vote No: 305.
Nov 13, 1985
Measure laid before Senate upon affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn, pursuant to the agreement of November 7, 1985. By Yea-Nay Vote. 91-6. Record Vote No: 298.
Oct 21, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
Oct 21, 1985
Read the second time.
Oct 15, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 15, 1985
Received in the Senate, read the first time.
Oct 10, 1985
Rule Passed House.
Oct 10, 1985
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Oct 10, 1985
Called up by House by Rule.
Oct 10, 1985
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 262 - 159 (Record Vote No: 354).
Oct 10, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 262 - 159 (Record Vote No: 354).
Oct 3, 1985
Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Closed Rule Providing Two Hours of General Debate.
Oct 3, 1985
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.286 Reported to House.
Sep 30, 1985
Reported to House by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 99-293.
Sep 30, 1985
Placed on Union Calendar No: 180.
Sep 26, 1985
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 26, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 19, 1985
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Sep 19, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 15, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 5, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 3, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 1985
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 16

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.

12 agreed to 4 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,028 — To reduce the bilateral trade deficits. Withdrawn Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,027 — To exclude noncontiguous portions of the customs territory of the United States from the textile quota. Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,026 — To amend the import licensing procedure for textile and textile products established under the Department of … Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,025 — To require reports on foreign labor practices. Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,024 — To limit the application of the provisions to apparel. Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,023 — Striking a reference to U.S. territories and insular possessions. Withdrawn Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,022 — To revitalize the United States copper industry. Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,021 — To delay the application of the import quotas and to condition the application of the import quotas on injury… Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,020 — To apply the textile quota to all foreign countries. Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,019 — To eliminate application of the quota against Taiwan if trade between Taiwan and the People's Republic of Chi… Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,018 — To eliminate the application of quotas against countries that have lower quotas or tariffs than the United St… Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,017 — To condition the application of the import quota on a Presidential determination that agricultural exports wi… Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,016 — To exempt from the textile and non-rubber footwear quotas any country that buys more than $400,000,000 in agr… Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 1,015 — To achieve the objectives of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement, to promote the economic recovery of the United Stat… Agreed to Nov 13, 1985
SAMDT 987 — To exclude from the textile quotas certain footwear. Pending —
SAMDT 986 — To exclude from the textile quotas certain footwear. Pending —
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985 - Limits the total quantity of 1985 imports of textiles and textile products from a major exporting country to the lesser of an amount equal to 101 percent: (1) of the total quantity of textile products imported from such country if the total had increased by six percent annually (one percent annually for wool products) during 1981 through 1984; or (2) if the United States has an agreement with such country providing for an annual growth rate of less than six percent, of the total quantity of such products from such country imported during 1984.

Limits the total quantity of 1985 imports of textiles and textile products from an exporting country to an amount equal to the total quantity of such products imported from such country during 1984 plus: (1) 15 percent of such quantity in the case of a category that is not an import sensitive category; or (2) one percent in the case of an import sensitive category.

Provides for changing the classification of a country, except for a Caribbean country, from an exporting country to a major exporting country if the total textile imports from such country equals or exceeds one and one-quarter percent of all textiles imported into the United States. Sets forth a formula for adjusting the growth of textile imports annually. Sets forth certain minimum quantities of textile imports that all countries shall be allowed to export to the United States. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to enforce this Act.

Directs the Secretary, within six months of enactment of this Act, to establish an import licensing system under which an importer of textiles will be required to present an import permit as a condition of entry of such textiles.

Directs the President to report to the Congress annually on the administration of this Act.

What's happening now August 6, 1986

Failed of Passage in House Over Veto by Yea-Nay Vote: 276 - 149 (Record Vote No: 290).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 286 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1562) to achieve the objectives of the Multi-Fiber Arran…
  • HRES 325 Procedurally related A resolution providing for a motion to take the bill (H.R. 1562) to achieve the objectives of the Multi-Fiber Arrangeme…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 18, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 4, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 19, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 1985
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 19, 1985
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