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| 103-s-2467 | 103 | s | 2467 | Uruguay Round Agreements Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-09-27 | 1994-11-22 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Uruguay Round Agreements Subtitle A: Approval of Agreements and Related Provisions Subtitle B: Tariff Modifications Subtitle C: Uruguay Round Implementation and Dispute Settlement Subtitle D: Related Provisions Title II: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Provisions Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Subsidies Provisions Subtitle C: Effective Date Title III: Additional Implementation of Agreements Subtitle A: Safeguards Subtitle B: Foreign Trade Barriers and Unfair Trade Practices Subtitle C: Unfair Practices in Import Trade Subtitle D: Textiles Subtitle E: Government Procurement Subtitle F: Technical Barriers to Trade Title IV: Agriculture-Related Provisions Subtitle A: Agriculture Subtitle B: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Subtitle C: Standards Subtitle D: General Effective Date Title V: Intellectual Property Subtitle A: Copyright Provisions Subtitle B: Trademark Provisions Subtitle C: Patent Provisions Title VI: Related Provisions Subtitle A: Expiring Provisions Subtitle B: Certain Customs Provisions Subtitle C: Conforming Amendments Title VII: Revenue Provisions Subtitle A: Withholding Tax Provisions Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Estimated Taxes and Payments and Deposits of Taxes Subtitle C: Earned Income Tax Credit Subtitle D: Provisions Relating to Retirement Benefits Subtitle E: Other Provisions Subtitle F: Pension Plan Funding and Premiums Title VIII: Pioneer Preferences Uruguay Round Agreements Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Uruguay Round Agreements - Subtitle A: Approval of Agreements… | 2025-08-26T13:51:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2467 |
| 103-s-2382 | 103 | s | 2382 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide parity between the United States and certain free trade agreement countries with respect to the exemption for personal and household effects purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare, with respect to returning residents and nonresidents arriving in the United States from another country contiguous to the United States with which the United States has a free trade agreement, that the amount of the exemption from duty shall not exceed an amount equal to the exemption for personal and household effects acquired in the United States provided by such country to residents returning to, or nonresidents arriving in, such country. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2382 |
| 103-s-2368 | 103 | s | 2368 | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Implementation Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-08-05 | 1994-08-12 | Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Implementation Act of 1994 - Amends the Computer Software Rental Amendments Act of 1990 to repeal the termination date for the prohibition on unauthorized commercial rental or leasing of computer programs (thus making the prohibition permanent). (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal criminal code to establish monetary and imprisonment penalties for persons who, for commercial advantage or private financial gain, and without the consent of the performer or the performer's agent, willfully: (1) fixes the sounds of a live performance in a sound recording; (2) communicates such sounds to the public; or (3) reproduces, distributes, sells, rents, or communicates to the public or possesses such sounds in order to create or fix such performance in a sound recording. Declares that the above prohibition shall take effect and apply to the following acts one year after the entry into force of the World Trade Organization Agreement: (1) performances fixed on and after such date; (2) traffic in articles containing sounds fixed without their performer's authorization; and (3) broadcasts, transmissions or other disseminations of sounds fixed without their performer's authorization on and after such date without regard to the date upon which the article containing such sounds was fixed. (Sec. 4) Applies existing civil remedies for copyright infringement to the above-mentioned prohibited activities. Prohibits the importation, sale, rental, or other distribution of such articles that are manufactured outside of the United States. (Sec. 5) Amends Federal copyright law to replace current provisions regarding copyright in certain motion pictures with new provisions concerning copyright in restored works. Declares that a copyright in a restorable work vests automatically on the date of restoration. Provides that any restorable work shall have copyright protection for the remainder of the term of the copyright protection that it would otherwise have enjoyed in the United States. Declares … | 2025-08-26T13:49:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2368 |
| 103-s-2316 | 103 | s | 2316 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on C.I. Pigment Yellow 139. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-26 | 1994-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1997, the duty on C.I. pigment yellow 139. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2316 |
| 103-s-2317 | 103 | s | 2317 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on nickle isoindoline pigment. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-26 | 1994-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1997, the duty on nickel isoindoline pigment. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2317 |
| 103-s-2293 | 103 | s | 2293 | A bill to modify the negotiating objectives of the United States for future trade agreements, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-18 | 1994-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to add as an overall U.S. trade negotiating objective that the United States obtain increased compatibility of trade agreements with environmental protection, conservation, and sustainable development. (Sec. 1) Declares principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives includes ensuring that dispute settlement mechanisms within trade agreements provide for more effective and expeditious resolution of disputes, improve transparency and public participation, and enable better enforcement of U.S. rights, including those relating to environment and conservation; (2) obtaining broader application of the principle of transparency through the observance of open and equitable procedures by GATT Contracting Parties to the GATT in trade matters related to environment and conservation; (3) taking into account the particular needs of developing countries in trade matters relating to environment and conservation; (4) improving the provisions of trade agreements to discipline unfair trade practices having adverse trade effects, including practices potentially harmful to the environment;(5) promoting compatibility of established standards of the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to intellectual property with existing international biological diversity conventions; and (6) developing internationally agreed rules, including dispute settlement procedures, which will promote environmentally sensitive foreign investment and discourage countries from attracting or maintaining foreign investment by relaxing domestic health, safety, or environmental measures. Declares that the principal U.S. negotiating objectives: (1) regarding environment and conservation issues related to trade and foreign investment are, among other things, to promote compatibility between trade agreements and the protection of the environment and global resources; and (2) regarding trade in wood and wood products are to promote sustainable forestry practices, and to increase market access for value-added wo… | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2293 |
| 103-s-2289 | 103 | s | 2289 | A bill to authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense articles and defense services the primary end use of which will be for civilian purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-15 | 1994-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to allow, provided specified conditions are met, the Export-Import Bank to finance export sales of nonlethal defense articles or services whose primary end use will be for civilian purposes. Requires the Bank to encourage the use of its programs to support the export of goods and services that have beneficial effects on the environment or mitigate potential adverse environmental effects such as by encouraging environmentally sustainable development, promoting efficient use of resources, and promoting energy efficiency. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2289 |
| 103-s-2282 | 103 | s | 2282 | Sustainable Development Through Trade Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Sustainable Development Through Trade Act of 1994 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to waive certain requirements for the withdrawal of beneficiary country status with respect to a country's product if he is advised by the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that such country is taking action to protect environmental resources, including ecosystems, that have environmental, economic, or national security significance for the United States. Authorizes the President to designate a product of a least-developed beneficiary developing country as an eligible product for duty-free treatment unless it is determined that such product is import-sensitive. | 2025-08-26T13:49:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2282 |
| 103-s-2278 | 103 | s | 2278 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend certain provisions relating to the production incentive certificates for producers in the insular possessions, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-12 | 1994-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | Amends provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (regarding clocks and watches and parts thereof) to extend, through January 1, 2007, the authority of provisions requiring the Secretaries of Commerce and of the Interior to verify the wages paid by each producer to permanent residents of the U.S. insular possessions during the preceding year, and to issue to each producer a production incentive certificate for the applicable amount. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2278 |
| 103-s-2260 | 103 | s | 2260 | United States-China Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-01 | 1994-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 10 | United States-China Act of 1994 - Declares that if nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) is not granted to China by reason of the enactment of a congressional disapproval resolution, such treatment shall continue to apply to goods that are produced by a person that is not a state-owned Chinese enterprise, but not apply to any goods that are produced by a state-owned Chinese enterprise. Provides that if nondiscriminatory treatment is granted to China for a 12-month period on July 3, 1994, such treatment shall not apply to: (1) any good that is produced by the People's Liberation Army or Chinese defense industrial trading company; or (2) any nonqualified good that is produced by a state-owned Chinese enterprise. Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to consult with American businesses that have significant trade with or investment in China, to encourage them to adopt a voluntary code of conduct that: (1) follows internationally recognized human rights principles; (2) ensures the employment of Chinese citizens is not discriminatory in terms of sex, ethnic origin, or political belief; (3) ensures that no convict, forced, or indentured labor is knowingly used; (4) recognizes the rights of workers to freely organize and bargain collectively; and (5) discourages mandatory political indoctrination on business premises. Requires the Secretary to determine, and publish in the Federal Register, which persons are state-owned Chinese enterprises and Chinese defense industrial trading companies. Authorizes the President to waive any condition or prohibition imposed under this Act if he determines and reports to the Congress that its continued imposition would have a serious adverse effect on the vital U.S. national security. Declares that if the President recommends in 1995 that the waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment for China be continued, he shall state in a specified report to the Congress the extent to which China has made progress with respect to: (1) … | 2025-08-26T13:49:49Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2260 |
| 103-s-2268 | 103 | s | 2268 | Worker Rights and Labor Standards Trade Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-07-01 | 1994-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 12 | Worker Rights and Labor Standards Trade Act of 1994 - Directs the President to seek the establishment of: (1) a working party within the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to examine the relationship of fundamental internationally recognized worker rights to the articles of the GATT; and (2) a standing committee on worker rights within the World Trade Organization to which the functions of the working group shall be transferred. | 2025-08-26T13:49:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2268 |
| 103-s-2228 | 103 | s | 2228 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain textile-manufacturing machinery. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-06-22 | 1994-06-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through September 30, 1995, the duty on used machinery for the manufacture of nonwoven textiles by hydroentanglement, valued at not more than $800,000. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2228 |
| 103-s-2203 | 103 | s | 2203 | Export Administration and Enhancement Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-06-16 | 1994-06-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Export Controls Title II: Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994 Export Administration and Enhancement Act of 1994 - Title I: Export Controls - Export Administration Act of 1994 - Sets forth congressional findings and policies with respect to export controls on goods and technology. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to require any type of validated or general license for the export of goods and technology. Declares that authority or permission to export may not be required under this Act except to carry out its export policies. Declares that the President shall direct appropriate agencies to review annually the impact of export control policies. Requires the Secretary to establish a Control List which shall: (1) consist of dual-use goods and technology on which export and reexport controls are imposed under this title; (2) identify countries and end-users within countries to which exports and reexports are controlled; and (3) specify validated license requirements. Requires the Secretary, on the basis of the annual review, to develop U.S. proposals to revise multilateral regime control lists. Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek comments from the public concerning changes to the Control List and keep it apprised of changes in export control policy and procedures with a view to encouraging trade; (2) meet regularly with businesses affected by export controls; and (3) appoint technical advisory committees. Makes the Secretary of Defense primarily responsible for establishing and maintaining the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), identifying equipment and technologies critical to the design, development, test, production, stockpiling, or use of weapons of mass destruction and other significant military capabilities, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and manned and unmanned weapons delivery vehicles. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to prohibit or curtail the export of any item (commodity, technology or software), … | 2025-08-26T13:50:12Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2203 |
| 103-s-2173 | 103 | s | 2173 | A bill to improve the protection of intellectual property rights through the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreements, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-06-09 | 1994-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | (Sec. 1) Sets forth U.S. objectives with respect to the international protection of intellectual property rights. (Sec. 2) Prohibits the President from negotiating any new free trade agreement with a foreign country, unless it is determined that such country: (1) is fully implementing the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); and (2) is willing to enter into an agreement with the United States to provide intellectual property rights protection in line with that set forth in the Model Intellectual Property Agreement. Requires the President to amend existing free trade agreements to provide greater protection of such rights. (Sec. 3) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR), among other things, to identify those foreign countries that deny the opportunity to enjoy on a nondiscriminatory basis full commercial benefits associated with exercising rights in protected works, fixations, or products embodying protected works. Sets forth additional factors the USTR must take into account in identifying a priority foreign country. Revises provisions regarding a foreign country's denial of: (1) adequate protection of intellectual property rights; and (2) fair market access. Specifies when a foreign country denies the opportunity to enjoy the commercial benefits associated with exercising rights in protected works, fixations, or products embodying protected rights. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the President, in addition to other specified sanctions, to take other necessary action to enforce U.S. rights under a trade agreement or to eliminate any foreign country act, policy, or practice which violates such agreement, or burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. Revises the definition of when an act, policy, or practice is unreasonable to include any act, policy, or practice which denies fair and equitable provision of adequate protection of intellectual property rights, without regard to whether the country is fully implementing TRIPS, or the obligations… | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2173 |
| 103-s-2103 | 103 | s | 2103 | A bill to make the provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 applicable to Cambodia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-05-11 | 1994-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Declares that the human rights and emigration provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to Cambodia for purposes of determining its eligibility to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation status). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2103 |
| 103-s-2090 | 103 | s | 2090 | Chile Free Trade Agreement Negotiating Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-05-10 | 1994-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 1 | Chile Free Trade Agreement Negotiating Act of 1994 - Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to authorize the President, before January 1, 1997, to enter into a trade agreement with Chile that provides for the elimination or reduction of duties imposed by the United States, or the elimination or reduction of barriers to, or other distortions of, international trade between Chile or the United States. Subjects the trade agreement to congressional "fast track" procedures only if the President certifies to the Congress, when submitting implementing legislation, that such agreement: (1) requires the parties to adhere to internationally recognized worker rights; (2) requires the enforcement of environmental laws and the adoption of higher environmental standards; and (3) includes dispute resolution mechanisms. | 2025-08-26T13:52:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2090 |
| 103-s-2097 | 103 | s | 2097 | Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-05-10 | 1994-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee to advise and guide the Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group in the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services. Requires the Working Group to assess annually which foreign countries have markets with the greatest potential for such exports, and select five of them as priority countries for the application of U.S. Government export promotion resources. Requires the Working Group to create annual plans for each priority country, detailing ways to increase U.S. environmental exports to such country. Directs the Secretary to assign a specialist in environmental technologies to the office of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service in each of the five priority countries, and authorize similar assignments in any countries that are promising markets for such exports. Specifies the duties of such specialists. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a mechanism to give environmental technology and international environmental marketplace training to Commercial Service Officers assigned to one-stop shops and to district offices in districts with large numbers of environmental businesses; and (2) ensure that such officers receive appropriate training under such mechanism. Directs the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to establish not less than one international regional environmental initiative to coordinate Federal activities to build environmental partnerships between the United States and the geographic region outside the United States for which such an initiative is established. Specifies TPCC activities in carrying out such initiative. Directs the Working Group to maintain an environmental technologies project advocacy calendar, updated quarterly, identifying and providing information on significant project opportunities for U.S… | 2025-08-26T13:51:50Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2097 |
| 103-s-2041 | 103 | s | 2041 | Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-04-21 | 1994-04-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 3 | Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country eligible for trade benefits under the generalized system of preferences if such country is not implementing the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) within a specified time. Authorizes a country that has been denied such designation to be so designated if the President determines that the country is fully implementing TRIPS. Directs the United States Trade Representative to notify the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development of any country which is not implementing TRIPS. Sets forth specified actions to be taken to encourage countries to implement TRIPS. | 2025-08-26T13:52:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2041 |
| 103-s-2011 | 103 | s | 2011 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain textile-manufacturing machinery. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-04-13 | 1994-04-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through September 30, 1995, the duty on used machinery for the manufacture of nonwoven textiles by hydroentanglement, valued at not more than $800,000. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2011 |
| 103-s-1993 | 103 | s | 1993 | A bill to remove the restrictions on the export of Alaskan North Slope oil, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to repeal restrictions on the export of Alaskan North Slope oil. Provides that exports of such oil shall: (1) be transported in U.S. documented vessels (if initially transported by pipeline over a specified right-of-way); and (2) not be subject to restrictions contained in other specified Acts. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1993 |
| 103-s-1939 | 103 | s | 1939 | Western Hemisphere Free Trade Area Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Policy and Purposes Title II: Negotiating Authority and Eligibility Title III: Entry into Force of Free Trade Area Agreement Title IV: Hemisphere Trade Organization Title V: Authorization of Appropriations Western Hemisphere Free Trade Area Act of 1994 - Title I: Policy and Purposes - Declares it to be U.S. policy to seek an agreement that establishes before the year 2000 a free trade area in the Western Hemisphere. Title II: Negotiating Authority and Eligibility - Authorizes the President to negotiate with Western Hemisphere countries and territories in order to reach an agreement establishing a free trade area in the Western Hemisphere. Declares overall trade negotiating objectives, including: (1) elimination of trade barriers and promote fair competition; (2) increase in investment opportunities; (3) effective protection of intellectual property rights; (4) guaranteed respect for international workers' rights; (5) effective dispute resolution procedures; and (6) standards to protect the environment. (Sec. 202) Declares a country to be an eligible Western Hemisphere country or territory if it is: (1) a designated beneficiary country pursuant to the Andean Trade Preference Act or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; (2) a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country; (3) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or (4) one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Sets forth other eligibility requirements. Title III: Entry Into Force of Free Trade Area - Provides for implementation of the free trade area agreement. (Sec. 302) Applies "fast track" procedures under the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to implementing bills submitted in conjunction with such agreement. (Sec. 303) Declares that such procedures shall not apply if both Houses of the Congress separately agree to a procedural disapproval resolution within any 60-day period. Title IV: Hemisphere Trade Organization - Urges the President, in order to facilitate an early agreement establishing a free tra… | 2025-08-26T13:52:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1939 |
| 103-s-1931 | 103 | s | 1931 | A bill to provide duty-free privileges to participants in, and other individuals associated with, the 1994 World Rowing Championships. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-15 | 1994-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through October 30, 1994, of the personal effects of participants, their families and associated members, and officials and related equipment and materials involved in the 1994 World Rowing Championships. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1931 |
| 103-s-1918 | 103 | s | 1918 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on crosscarmellose sodium. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on crosscarmellose sodium. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1918 |
| 103-s-1921 | 103 | s | 1921 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on amitraz. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on N'-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N-(((2, 4 dimethylphenyl)imino) methyl)-N methylmethanimidamide (also known as amitraz). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1921 |
| 103-s-1922 | 103 | s | 1922 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ACM. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on 3-(acetoxy)-3-cyanoproply)methyl-phophinicaid, 2- methylproply ester (also known as ACM). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1922 |
| 103-s-1911 | 103 | s | 1911 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-09 | 1994-03-09 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 5-chloro-2(2, 4 dichlorophenoxy) phenol. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1911 |
| 103-s-1902 | 103 | s | 1902 | Export Administration Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-08 | 1994-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 1 | Export Administration Act of 1994 - Sets forth congressional findings and policies with respect to export controls on goods and technology. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to require a general license for the export of goods and technology. Requires the Secretary to establish a Munitions (Control List) containing license requirements for the export of such items. Requires the Secretary of Defense to bear primary responsibility for establishing the Military Critical Technologies List (MCTL) to identify equipment and technologies critical to design, development, production, or use of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and manned and unmanned vehicles capable of delivering such weapons. Declares that authority or permission to export may not be required under this Act, except to carry out the export policies of this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) keep the public apprised of changes in export control policy and procedures with a view to encouraging trade and, upon the request of an industry affected by such controls; and (2) appoint technical advisory committees. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to prohibit or curtail the export of weapons of mass destruction if it is determined that: (1) such controls essential to advancing the nonproliferation, national security, or foreign policies of the United States; and (2) either like-minded States have agreed with such controls or such controls are in the U.S. national interest and their objective cannot be obtained by other means. Requires the Secretary to keep the Congress apprised of changes in U.S. export control policy or procedure. Urges the Secretary of State to seek multilateral arrangements with foreign countries that secure the achievement of the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and, in so doing, also establish fairer and more predictable competitive opportunities for U.S. exporters. Specifies standards for the establishment of multilateral control regimes. Requires th… | 2025-08-26T13:50:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1902 |
| 103-s-1896 | 103 | s | 1896 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain PVC rain slickers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-03-07 | 1994-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duty on plastic rainwear, including jackets, coats, ponchos, parkas, and slickers, featuring an outer shell of polyvinyl chloride plastic with or without attached hoods, valued not over $10 per unit. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1896 |
| 103-s-1872 | 103 | s | 1872 | Fair Market Access Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-24 | 1994-02-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Fair Market Access Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to the Congress an assessment of the access to the Japanese market of goods and services produced or originating in the United States in each sector specifically identified in the Japan-United States Framework for a New Economic Partnership signed on July 10, 1993 (Framework Agreement). Specifies contents of such access assessments. Authorizes the President to enter into agreements or other understandings with Japan for the purpose of obtaining the market access opportunities described in such assessments. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to determine for which sectors identified in each assessment to pursue negotiations in order to conclude such agreements or understandings. Directs the Secretary to monitor compliance with each agreement or understanding between the United States and Japan reached under this Act, as well as with existing trade agreements between both countries. Deems an unreasonable and discriminatory act, policy, or practice burdening or restricting U.S. commerce each barrier to access to the Japanese market that is the subject of negotiations under this Act which fail to conclude an agreement or understanding. Requires the USTR to determine what "Super 301" sanction to impose in response to such acts, policies, or practices, as well as in instances of material noncompliance with new or existing agreements or understandings. | 2025-08-26T13:51:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1872 |
| 103-s-1861 | 103 | s | 1861 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain pigments. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-23 | 1994-02-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1998, the duties on various specified red and yellow pigments. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1861 |
| 103-s-1858 | 103 | s | 1858 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to make "super 301" permanent. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-22 | 1994-02-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 3 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to make permanent its "Super 301" provision (under which the U.S. Government must identify annually those foreign markets most closed to U.S. exports and initiate specified unfair trade actions to open those markets). Increases from 30 days to 180 days the period between release of the National Trade Estimate and the announcement of Super 301 sanction priorities. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1858 |
| 103-s-1846 | 103 | s | 1846 | Commercial Export Administration Act of 1993 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-10 | 1994-02-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 1 | Commercial Export Administration Act of 1993 - Specifies the export policy of the United States, especially that exports of commercial goods and technology are unrestricted, except in critical national security or foreign policy circumstances defined by this Act. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to: (1) establish a U.S. Commercial Export Control Index identifying all commercial goods or technology on which controls are imposed under this Act; (2) specify license requirements for such items; and (3) designate countries and endusers to which exports and reexports of commercial goods and technology are controlled. Requires annual review of the Index. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop methodologies and procedures for indexing products where performance capabilities are measurable; and (2) publish the full text of each International List of COCOM (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls). Provides for disclosure of information obtained under this Act, as well as confidential exemption from disclosure requirements. Gives the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) the sole responsibility for making foreign availability assessments and determinations (the availability within controlled countries or to controlled countries or controlled endusers without restriction from sources outside the United States of commercial goods and technology that would reasonably be considered to substitute for those produced in the United States or other countries that participate with the United States in export control regimes, so as to render U.S.- or regime-imposed export and reexport controls ineffective in achieving their intended purpose). Requires publication of such assessments and determinations in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary actively to pursue negotiations to eliminate foreign availability with the governments of countries which are the sources of any commercial goods or technology on which the United States maintains export controls, notwithstanding foreign avai… | 2025-08-26T13:52:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1846 |
| 103-s-1850 | 103 | s | 1850 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-(4-chloro-2-methyl phenoxy) propionic acid. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-10 | 1994-02-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 2-(4-chloro-2- methyl phenoxy) propionic acid. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1850 |
| 103-s-1838 | 103 | s | 1838 | A bill to liberalize controls on the export of telecommunications equipment and technology in order to promote democracy and free communication and enhance economic competitiveness. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-09 | 1994-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to propose to the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) (or to its successor export control regime), and to any other export control regime which maintains controls on telecommunications equipment and technology, that exports of telecommunications technology for civil end uses shall not require a validated license or reexport authorization for export or reexport to any of the republics of the former Soviet Union, China, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Estonia, Lithuania, or Latvia. Requires the President to submit to specified congressional committees a report that certifies that such proposal was made and that outlines plans to gain the concurrence of other members of COCOM or the appropriate regime in the proposal. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1838 |
| 103-s-1837 | 103 | s | 1837 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1994 World Cup soccer games. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-08 | 1994-02-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 8 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through September 30, 1994, of the personal effects of, and game associated equipment for use by, participants, their families and associated members, and officials involved in the 1994 FIFA World Cup soccer games. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1837 |
| 103-s-1827 | 103 | s | 1827 | United States-Canada Grain Trade Settlement Act of 1994 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-04 | 1994-08-05 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10660) | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 4 | United States-Canada Grain Trade Settlement Act of 1994 - Directs the President, by six months after enactment of this Act, to notify the Government of Canada of U.S. intent to terminate the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement (CFTA) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), unless the President certifies to the Congress that Canada has agreed to: (1) establish a method for determining the sale price of Canadian grain exports to the United States and the Canadian Wheat Board's acquisition price for such grain; (2) establish procedures for obtaining the data necessary to implement such method; (3) eliminate all transportation subsidies on agricultural goods originating in Canada and shipped for consumption to the United States; and (4) clarify the CFTA meaning of acquisition price so that the term includes the value of any transportation subsidy applied to grain entering the United States, all direct payments to producers by the Canadian Wheat Board or any government agency for such grain, and any other payments or subsidy incurred by the Board, any government agency, or any private interest in the acquisition, handling, storage, and transportation of the grain. Directs the President immediately to pursue negotiations to reach such an agreement. Requires the President immediately to impose a 50 percent tariff on all imports from Canada of wheat, durum, and barley. Authorizes the President to terminate such tariff and take action to reinstate the CFTA and the NAFTA with respect to Canada whenever Canada has entered such an agreement. Declares that such agreement shall supersede the corresponding provisions of the CFTA and the NAFTA, and shall be incorporated in and become part of them as reinstated. | 2025-08-26T13:50:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1827 |
| 103-s-1820 | 103 | s | 1820 | Computer Equipment and Technology Export Control Reform Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-02-02 | 1994-02-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Computer Equipment and Technology Export Control Reform Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct annual reviews of export controls on computer equipment and technology; (2) increase certain export control thresholds if warranted by the review; and (3) report review findings to the Congress and the Computer Systems Technical Advisory Committee. Exempts from license requirements for export or reexport to any controlled country digital computers valued at less than $5,000. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify specified items that will be installed for end-use outside the United States; and (2) publish in the Federal Register the name and specified license requirements for exports to a proliferation end-user (any entity engaged in the design, development, or production of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or missiles which is located in a country that is not party to an agreement, to which the United States is a party, to limit the spread of such weapons and activities). | 2025-08-26T13:50:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1820 |
| 103-s-1788 | 103 | s | 1788 | American Free Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1994-01-25 | 1994-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 0 | American Free Trade Act - Requires the President to initiate trade agreement negotiations with Western Hemisphere countries for the reduction and elimination of tariffs and nontariff trade barriers and the establishment of a Western Hemisphere free trade area. Declares that this Act shall not apply to Cuba unless the President certifies that: (1) freedom has been restored in Cuba; and (2) the claims of U.S. citizens for compensation for expropriated property have been appropriately addressed. Sets forth determinations the President must make about Cuba before certifying that freedom has been restored. Requires that, once such certification is made, priority be given to negotiation of a free trade agreement with Cuba. Applies the fast-track procedures of the Trade Act of 1974 to implementing bills for trade agreements entered under this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:51:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1788 |
| 103-s-1739 | 103 | s | 1739 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on lambdacyhalothrin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-20 | 1993-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 1a(S),3a(Z))-(+)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-methyl 3-(2-chloro-3, 3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (also known as lambdacyhalothrin). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1739 |
| 103-s-1740 | 103 | s | 1740 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Diquat Dibromide. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-20 | 1993-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on o-diquat dibromide 1,1'-ethylene-2,2'-dipyridylium dibromide (also known as diquat dibromide). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1740 |
| 103-s-1752 | 103 | s | 1752 | A bill amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-20 | 1993-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) 3,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-methoxy-pyridine (pyrmethyl alcohol); (2) 2-mercapto 5-methoxy benzimidazole (metmercazole); (3) m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (MCPBA); and (4) n'-(aminosulfonyl)-3-(((2-((diaminomethylene)-amino)-4-thiazoly)- methyl)thio) propanimidamide (famotidine). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1752 |
| 103-s-1753 | 103 | s | 1753 | A bill amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-20 | 1993-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on N-(1,1-dimethylethyl- 3-oxo-4-aza-5-alpha-androst-1-ene-17-beta-carboxamide (finasteride and finasteride tablets). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1753 |
| 103-s-1754 | 103 | s | 1754 | A bill regarding the suspension of duty on diflunisal. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-20 | 1993-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on 2,4-difluoro-4-hydroxy-3-biphenyl-carboxylic acid (also known as diflunisal). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1754 |
| 103-s-1694 | 103 | s | 1694 | A bill to suspend certain requirements until it is determined or agreed that the requirements do not violate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Suspends certain requirements contained in the Act of February 16, 1938, until: (1) it is agreed among the parties of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that such requirements do not violate such Agreement; or (2) there is a final determination, under the dispute resolution procedure established for GATT, that they do not violate it. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1694 |
| 103-s-1705 | 103 | s | 1705 | A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Tfa Lys Pro in free base and tosyl salt forms. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on Tfa Lys Pro in free base and tosyl salt forms. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1705 |
| 103-s-1706 | 103 | s | 1706 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) 3,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-methoxy-pyridine (pyrmethyl alcohol); and (2) 2-mercapto 5-methoxy benzimidazole (metmercazole). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1706 |
| 103-s-1707 | 103 | s | 1707 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on keto ester. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on ethyl 2-keto-4-phenylbutanoate (also known as keto ester). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1707 |
| 103-s-1708 | 103 | s | 1708 | A bill to renew the previously existing suspension of duty on parts of aircraft generators. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] | IL | D | M001025 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1994, the suspension of duty on aircraft generator parts. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1708 |
| 103-s-1709 | 103 | s | 1709 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mounted closed circuit television lenses. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on mounted closed circuit television lenses. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1709 |
| 103-s-1710 | 103 | s | 1710 | A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on certain organic chemicals. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1710 |
| 103-s-1711 | 103 | s | 1711 | Miscellaneous Tariff Act of 1993 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Miscellaneous Tariff Act of 1993 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on certain organic chemicals. | 2025-08-26T13:52:12Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1711 |
| 103-s-1730 | 103 | s | 1730 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3,4-Dimethylbenzaldehyde (3,4-DBAL). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-19 | 1993-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde (3,4 - DBAL). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1730 |
| 103-s-1627 | 103 | s | 1627 | North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-04 | 1993-11-22 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16981) | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the North American Free Trade Agreement Title II: Customs Provisions Title III: Application of Agreement to Sectors and Services Subtitle A: Safeguards Subtitle B: Agriculture Subtitle C: Intellectual Property Subtitle D: Temporary Entry of Business Persons Subtitle E: Standards Subtitle F: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Subtitle G: Government Procurement Title IV: Dispute Settlement in Antidumping and Countervailing Cases Subtitle A: Organizational, Administrative, and Procedural Provisions Regarding the Implementation of the Agreement Subtitle B: Conforming Amendments and Provisions Title V: NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance and Other Provisions Subtitle A: NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Performance Under the Agreement Subtitle C: Funding Subtitle D: Implementation of NAFTA Supplemental Agreements Title VI: Customs Modernization Subtitle A: Improvements in Customs Automation Program Subtitle B: National Customs Automation Program Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential and Conforming Amendments to Other Laws North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the North American Free Trade Agreement - Declares that the Congress, pursuant to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Trade Act of 1974, approves: (1) the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into on December 17, 1992, with Canada and Mexico and submitted to it on November 4, 1993; an… | 2025-08-26T13:51:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1627 |
| 103-s-1617 | 103 | s | 1617 | High Technology Export Reform Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-11-03 | 1993-11-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] | NH | R | G000445 | 0 | High Technology Export Reform Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that no validated license or reexport authorization may be required for the export or reexport for the consumption or use in any country (other than a targeted country) of currently controlled computers, telecommunications equipment, and semiconductors (unless they are subject to missile technology controls). Prohibits the United States from: (1) proposing to the Coordinating Committee (COCOM) the transfer of such items from the Industrial List of the COCOM to the International Munitions Lists of the COCOM; or (2) agreeing to any proposal for such transfer. Prohibits the control on the export or reexport of such items under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, or any other law that would control such exports. Declares that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from requiring a validated license for exports to: (1) a country against which the United States maintains an embargo; or (2) a party lawfully denied export privileges under this Act. Directs the President to negotiate with COCOM and other relevant multilateral export control regimes to attain agreement on applying export controls consistent with this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:50:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1617 |
| 103-s-1538 | 103 | s | 1538 | A bill to make a technical correction with respect to the temporary duty suspension for clomiphene citrate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-10-07 | 1993-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tarif Schedule of the United States to make a technical correction to the Schedule with respect to the temporary duty suspension for clomiphene citrate. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1538 |
| 103-s-1518 | 103 | s | 1518 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Diquat Dibromide. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-10-05 | 1993-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on o-diquat dibromide 1,1'-ethylene-2,2'-dipyridylium dibromide (also known as diquat dibromide). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1518 |
| 103-s-1519 | 103 | s | 1519 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on lambdacyhalothrin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-10-05 | 1993-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 1a(S),3a(Z))-(+)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-methyl 3-(2-chloro-3, 3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (also known as lambdacyhalothrin). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1519 |
| 103-s-1496 | 103 | s | 1496 | High Technology Indexation Act of 1993 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-29 | 1993-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 2 | High Technology Indexation Act of 1993 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to change from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of Commerce's authority to establish indexing standards which provide for automatic increases (instead of currently authorized annual increases) in the performance levels of certain goods or technology subject to export licensing controls. Requires removal from the commodity control list of goods or technology which no longer require licensing under the increased performance level standards, unless the Secretary reports to specified congressional committees that removal of controls will permit exports detrimental to U.S. national security or U.S. policies. Directs the Secretary to require technical advisory committees to recommend indexing standards for certain goods or technology. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a performance-based indexing system to ensure that the definition of "supercomputer" and all controls and security safeguard procedures on supercomputer exports or reexports are commensurate with technological advances. Sets forth circumstances under which such safeguards are not required. | 2025-08-26T13:52:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1496 |
| 103-s-1481 | 103 | s | 1481 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxcylic acid (norfloxin). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-22 | 1993-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3- quinolinecarboxylic acid (also known as norfloxacin). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1481 |
| 103-s-1482 | 103 | s | 1482 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Levodopa. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-22 | 1993-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine (levodopa). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1482 |
| 103-s-1483 | 103 | s | 1483 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on N-Amidino-3,5-diamino-6-chlorpyrazinecarboxamide monohydro-chloride dihydrate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-22 | 1993-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on n-amidino-3,5-diamino-6-chloropyrazine-carboxamide monohydrochloride dihydrate (also known as amiloride hydrochloride). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1483 |
| 103-s-1484 | 103 | s | 1484 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarboxamide. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-22 | 1993-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on 2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarboxamide (also known as D-carboxamide). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1484 |
| 103-s-1449 | 103 | s | 1449 | American Common Market Act of 1993 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-13 | 1993-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 3 | American Common Market Act of 1993 - Authorizes the President to negotiate with other countries of North America, Central America, and South America a treaty to establish a Common Market of the Americas which promotes democracy and mutually beneficial economic development. | 2025-08-26T13:51:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1449 |
| 103-s-1444 | 103 | s | 1444 | American Common Market Act of 1993 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-09-09 | 1993-09-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | American Common Market Act of 1993 - Authorizes the President to negotiate with other countries of North America, Central America, and South America a treaty to establish a Common Market of the Americas which promotes democracy and mutually beneficial economic development. | 2025-08-26T13:49:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1444 |
| 103-s-1395 | 103 | s | 1395 | A bill relating to the tariff treatment of certain plastic flat goods. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a duty with respect to certain plastic flat goods with an outer surface area of not less than 20 percent leather. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1395 |
| 103-s-1403 | 103 | s | 1403 | A bill to extend the suspension of duty on certain narrow fabric weaving machines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1998, the suspension of duty on power-driven weaving machines for weaving fabrics not exceeding 30 cm in width. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1403 |
| 103-s-1433 | 103 | s | 1433 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-(N,N-dibenzylglycl)-salicylamide, 2-{N-benzyl-N-tert-butylamino}-4'-hydroxy-3-'hydromethylacetophenone hydrochloride, flutamide, and loratadine. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) 5 -(N,N-dibenzylglycyl)-salicylamide (LBH-B/C); (2) 2-(N-benzyl-N-tert-butylamino)-4-hydroxy-3- hydromethylacetophenone hydrochloride (Glycyl hydrochloride); (3) flutamide; and (4) loratadine. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1433 |
| 103-s-1434 | 103 | s | 1434 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) (R)-a-amino-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1-acetic acid; (2) (R)-a-amino-4-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid; (3) (R)-a-amino benzene-acetic acid; (4) N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl) urea; (5) penicillin V potassium; and (6) penicillin G potassium. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1434 |
| 103-s-1435 | 103 | s | 1435 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on certain organic chemicals. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1435 |
| 103-s-1436 | 103 | s | 1436 | A bill to extend the suspension of duties on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on certain organic chemicals. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1436 |
| 103-s-1384 | 103 | s | 1384 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on: (1) Neville and Winter's acid; (2) broenner's acid; (3) D salt; (4) napthol AS types; and (5) anis base. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1384 |
| 103-s-1385 | 103 | s | 1385 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on polyamide resin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on polyamide. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1385 |
| 103-s-1386 | 103 | s | 1386 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4' biphenol. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 4,4' biphenol. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1386 |
| 103-s-1387 | 103 | s | 1387 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2,6-HNA. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on 2,6-HNA. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1387 |
| 103-s-1388 | 103 | s | 1388 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on hexafluoro-isopropylidene-2,2-bis(phthalic acid anhydride)(6,fluoro dianhydride). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1388 |
| 103-s-1389 | 103 | s | 1389 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on chloranil. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 2,3,4,5-tetrachloro-1,4- benzoquinone (also known as chloranil). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1389 |
| 103-s-1390 | 103 | s | 1390 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-dinitro aniline. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 2,4-dinitro aniline. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1390 |
| 103-s-1391 | 103 | s | 1391 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diazo-2,1,4-sulfonic acid and its salts. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on diazo-2,1,4-sulfonic acid and its salts. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1391 |
| 103-s-1392 | 103 | s | 1392 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on tetraamino biphenyl. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on tetraamino biphenyl. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1392 |
| 103-s-1393 | 103 | s | 1393 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Phospholan. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on 2-methyl 2.5 dioxo 1.2 oxaphospholan (phospholan). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1393 |
| 103-s-1394 | 103 | s | 1394 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acet-p-anisidine. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on acet-p-anisidine. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1394 |
| 103-s-1344 | 103 | s | 1344 | Armenia Free Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-08-03 | 1993-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 1 | Armenia Free Trade Act - Directs the President to initiate negotiations for a trade agreement establishing a free trade area between the Republic of Armenia and the United States. Declares "fast track" procedures under the Trade Act of 1974 to apply to such agreement until January 1, 1999. | 2025-08-26T13:50:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1344 |
| 103-s-1321 | 103 | s | 1321 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on umbrella frames. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1994, the existing suspension of duty on umbrella frames. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1321 |
| 103-s-1322 | 103 | s | 1322 | A bill to extend the suspension of duty on certain collapsible umbrellas. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1994, the suspension of duty on certain collapsible umbrellas. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1322 |
| 103-s-1323 | 103 | s | 1323 | A bill to extend the suspension of duty on certain diamond tool and drill blanks, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on certain diamond tool and drill blanks. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1323 |
| 103-s-1305 | 103 | s | 1305 | A bill to clarify the tariff treatment of certain footwear. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-29 | 1993-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Provides, upon request filed with the appropriate customs officer within one year after enactment of this Act, for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund) of duties on certain footwear that: (1) entered into the United States between December 31, 1988, and July 1, 1991; (2) would, if entered on July 1, 1991, have been classified under a specified subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and (3) with respect to which there would have been a lesser duty if the applicable rate applied to such entry. Sets forth the applicable rates. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1305 |
| 103-s-1306 | 103 | s | 1306 | A bill to extend until January 1, 1997, the previous suspension of duty on certain infant nursery intercoms and monitors. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-29 | 1993-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on certain nursery intercoms and monitors. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1306 |
| 103-s-1307 | 103 | s | 1307 | A bill to correct the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as it applies to certain electric toothbrushes and parts thereof. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-29 | 1993-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a duty on certain electric toothbrushes and their parts. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1307 |
| 103-s-1308 | 103 | s | 1308 | A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain machinery used to recycle mercury. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-29 | 1993-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on mercury recycling crushers and distillers. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1308 |
| 103-s-1316 | 103 | s | 1316 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on tefluthrin. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-29 | 1993-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] | NE | D | K000146 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on (2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methylphenyl)-methyl-(1a3a)- (Z)-(+)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)- 2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (tefluthrin). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1316 |
| 103-s-1289 | 103 | s | 1289 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain textile spinning machines. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-27 | 1993-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on certain textile spinning machines. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1289 |
| 103-s-1290 | 103 | s | 1290 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duties on salmeterol xinafoate (bulk and dosage forms). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-27 | 1993-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on 4-hydroxy-a-(((6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexyl)amino)-methyl)-1, 3-benzenedimethanol, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylate (salmeterol xinafoate bulk and dosage forms). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1290 |
| 103-s-1291 | 103 | s | 1291 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duties on cefuroxime axetil (bulk and dosage forms). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-27 | 1993-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on 1-(acetyloxy) ethyl ester of (6R, 7R)-3-carbamoyl-oxymethyl- 7-(Z-2-methoxyimino-2-(fur-2-yl) acetamido) ceph-3-em-4-carboxylate (cefuroxime axetil in bulk and dosage forms). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1291 |
| 103-s-1292 | 103 | s | 1292 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ranitidine hydrochloride (bulk and dosage forms). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-27 | 1993-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on n(2-(((5-((dimethylamino)methyl)-2-furanyl)methyl)thio)ethyl)-n-methyl- 2-nitro-1,1-ethenediamine, hydrochloride (ranitidine hydrochloride in bulk and dosage forms). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1292 |
| 103-s-1293 | 103 | s | 1293 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duties on ondansetron hydrochloride (bulk and dosage forms). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-27 | 1993-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-((2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl) methyl)-4H-carbazol-4-one hydrochloride dihydrate (ondansetron hydrochloride in bulk and dosage forms). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1293 |
| 103-s-1294 | 103 | s | 1294 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duties on sumatriptan succinate (bulk and dosage forms). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-27 | 1993-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on (3-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-N-methyl-1H-indole-5-methanesulphonamide, (1:1) succinate (sumatriptan succinate in bulk and dosage forms). | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1294 |
| 103-s-1264 | 103 | s | 1264 | A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to issue loan guarantees for development projects in Ireland. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-20 | 1993-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to issue guarantees through FY 1994 against losses incurred in connection with loans to U.S. firms for the establishment or maintenance of low-cost, financially viable distribution facilities in Ireland that utilize U.S.-manufactured products and components. Sets forth limits on the total amount of guarantees and establishes loan terms. Permits the issuance of such guarantees only to such extent or in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1264 |
| 103-s-1265 | 103 | s | 1265 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to extend indefinitely the current provisions governing the export of certain domestically produced crude oil. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-20 | 1994-03-16 | Subcommittee on International Finance (Banking). Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-505. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 2 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to extend indefinitely the restrictions on the export of Alaskan North Slope oil. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1265 |
| 103-s-1237 | 103 | s | 1237 | A bill to extend the existing suspension of duty on stuffed dolls, certain toy figures, and the skins thereof. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-15 | 1993-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1997, the suspension of duty on stuffed dolls, certain toy figures, and doll skins. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1237 |
| 103-s-1238 | 103 | s | 1238 | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of the duty on 1-chloro-5-hexanone. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1993-07-15 | 1993-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1994, the suspension of duty on 1-chloro-5-hexanone. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1238 |
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