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HR 3655 99th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Automobile industry Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Japan Marine transportation Merchant ships Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicles Ships and shipping

Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1986

Introduced: October 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 1986
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 99-697 (Part I).
May 15, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 15, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Treasury.
Apr 23, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 23, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 22, 1986
Executive Comment Received From Navy.
Mar 20, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 18, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Nov 20, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Nov 20, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, DOT, Treasury.
Nov 4, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 30, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1985 - Requires a person exporting Japanese motor vehicles to be imported into the United States to: (1) transport an equal number of such vehicles on U.S. - documented vessels as are transported on Japanese vessels; and (2) file an annual certification with the Department of the Treasury which contains specified assurances and information.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to enforce this Act. Provides penalties for the violation of this Act.

What's happening now July 21, 1986

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 99-697 (Part I).

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 13, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3655: Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3655/
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"H.R. 3655: Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1986." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3655/.
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H.R. 3655, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3655/.
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