A bill to authorize the President to impose a tariff surcharge on the products of certain countries in order to offset the expense of providing United States defense assistance to such countries.

Summary

Authorizes the President to impose tariff surcharges on articles imported from Japan, France, or any country within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization if the President determines that the cost of providing such country with defense assistance should be offset by tariff surcharges.

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Timeline

1. 12 August 1982

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 August 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 August 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 August 1982

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 August 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Weber, Ed [R-OH-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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