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H.R. 3459 99th Congress House

A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countries not parties to bilateral arrangements…

Official title: A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countrie… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countries not parties to bilateral arrangements under the President's national policy for the steel industry.

Introduced: October 1, 1985 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Business and commerceForeign Trade and InvestmentsImport restrictionsImports
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Iron and steel industrySteelTrade agreementsTreaties
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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 1, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 1, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to find out how many non-covered steel products were imported from each country during the four calendar quarters preceding October 1, 1984. Defines non-covered steel products as steel products exported to the United States from a country which on September 30, 1985, is not a party to a bilateral arrangement covering steel products. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon request from the Secretary of Commerce, to ensure that the quarterly tonnage of each non-covered steel product imported from a foreign country does not exceed 70 percent of the average quarterly tonnage of each such non-covered steel product from that country during the four calendar quarters immediately preceding October 1, 1984. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make such request whenever the Secretary determines that such imports from a foreign country exceed that 70 percent level.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3459: A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countries not parties to bilateral arrangements under the President's national policy for the steel industry.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3459/
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"H.R. 3459: A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countries not parties to bilateral arrangements under the President's national policy for the steel industry.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3459/.
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H.R. 3459, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3459/.
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[H.R. 3459: A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countries not parties to bilateral arrangements under the President's national policy for the steel industry.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3459/)
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