United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5578 (102nd)
Automotive Trade Equity Act of 1992
Introduced
8 July 1992
Last action
15 July 1992 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sponsors
Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Automotive Trade Equity Act of 1992 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, on the basis of relevant available information, to: (1) estimate the domestic consumption of motor vehicles for each year; (2) compute the allowable market penetration amount for foreign motor vehicles (motor vehicles produced by Japan or by a transplanted vehicle manufacturer); and (3) calculate the actual domestic consumption of motor vehicles during the year; and (4) calculate the actual market penetration during the year for foreign motor vehicles. Limits the aggregate number of Japanese motor vehicles imported into the United States in each year from January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1999, to no more than 1,900,000, adjustable downwards according to a specified formula. Requires the Secretary to publish such estimates, computations, and calculations in the Federal Register.
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Timeline
8 July 1992
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
8 July 1992
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 July 1992
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 1992
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: Committee
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Versions
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/5578
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/5578
- us · 102-hr-5578 · source updated 26 August 2025