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HR 539 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Business and commerce Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Iron and steel industry Japan South Korea Trade agreements Treaties

A bill relating to certain bilateral arrangements to limit the importation of steel products into the United States.

Introduced: January 21, 1985 See on congress.gov
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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
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 21, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 21, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to direct the U.S. Trade Representative, in negotiating with Japan and South Korea on steel products import limits, to negotiate the apportionment of the aggregate limit among specified subcategories of steel products. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to apportion the aggregate limit if such negotiations are not successfully concluded within 30 days of the enactment of this Act. Sets forth such subcategories.

What's happening now February 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 21, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 1985
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 4, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 24, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 24, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 539: A bill relating to certain bilateral arrangements to limit the importation of steel products into the United States.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-539/
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"H.R. 539: A bill relating to certain bilateral arrangements to limit the importation of steel products into the United States.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-539/.
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H.R. 539, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-539/.
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