HR 2596
99th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Communist countries
Credit
Foreign Trade and Investments
Foreign loans
Imports
International Affairs
Investment guaranty insurance
Most favored nation principle
Religion and Clergy
Religion in communist countries
Religious liberty
Tariff
Trade agreements
Treaties
A bill to deny most-favored-nation treatment to countries subject to title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 that discriminate against citizens because of religious, ethnic, or cultural orientation.
Introduced: May 23, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 31, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
May 23, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit giving nonmarket economy countries nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment), to prohibit such countries from participating in certain U.S. credit and investment guaranty programs, and to prohibit the President from concluding any commercial agreement with such countries if such countries discriminate or permit discrimination because of religious, ethnic, or cultural orientation.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1