To express the sense of Congress that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority that an emergency exists under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and justifying the waiver of cargo preference rates in transporting the $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to Russia as agreed to in the "Vancouver Package" between President Clinton and President Yeltsin of the Russian Federation.

Summary

Declares that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority granted in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 so that the $1,600,000,000 in bilateral assistance to Russia, referred to as the Vancouver Package, may be effected without endangering the stability of the Government or economy of Russia and without adding to the U.S. budget deficit.

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Timeline

1. 21 April 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1942-1943)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 April 1993

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 April 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 April 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 26 April 1993

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USTR.

   Source: Committee

6. 26 April 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Cosponsor
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