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S 1778 99th Congress Senate

Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985

Official title: A bill to deny most-favored nation trade treatment to any country that provides support for acts of terrorism.

Introduced: October 21, 1985 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Crime preventionForeign Trade and InvestmentsImportsInternational Affairs
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Most favored nation principleSanctions (International law)TariffTariff agreementsTariff preferencesTerrorismTrade agreementsTreaties
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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.
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Became law
Oct 23, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department.
Oct 21, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 21, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 23, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of State to identify and publish the name of each country that repeatedly supports acts of international terrorism. Requires the Secretary to provide the Congress with a list of such countries annually.

Imposes the following sanctions on countries identified as supporting international terrorism: (1) termination, withdrawal, or suspension of any treaty that relates to most-favored-nation treatment of such country; (2) denial of most-favored-nation treatment and imposition of column 2 tariff rates on imports from such countries; (3) non-application of the Generalized System of Preferences on imports from such countries; and (4) non-application of the provisions of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act with respect to the products of such countries. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions if it would be in the best interests of the United States. Directs the President to notify the Congress 30 days before any such waiver takes effect.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3661 Identical bill Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Oct 21, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1778: Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1778/
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"S. 1778: Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1778/.
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S. 1778, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1778/.
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