TARIFF see also Foreign Trade
Addresses
Oil Industry: Frank Pitts, 7589 [31MR]
United Steelworkers of America: Senator Heinz, 19273 [9JY]
Where There Is No Vision the People Perish—Science, Technology, and Economics in the 1980's: Representative George E. Brown, Jr., 21195-21200 [27JY]
Affidavits
Irreparable harm to table grape importers, exporters, and consumers: Marcel Jeannerate, 19934 [15JY]
Amendments
Foreign trade: authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), 18415, 18449, 18452, 18509, 18510, 18541-18568 [1JY], 18767, 18770, 18812, 18813, 18814 [7JY], 18853, 18870, 18871, 18872-18876, 18926, 18927, 18928, 18929, 18931, 18932, 18933, 18938, 18952-18962 [8JY], 19142, 19170, 19200, 19201, 19205, 19217, 19218, 19220, 19222, 19226, 19230, 19239, 19240, 19241, 19242, 19257-19260 [9JY], 19322, 19352, 19354, 19355, 19375, 19377, 19428, 19429, 19432-19434, 19438, 19443 [10JY], 19686, 19687, 19693, 19717, 19722, 19723, 19744, 19745, 19748, 19786-19798 [14JY], 19924, 19928, 19932, 19938-19942, 19944, 19946, 19948, 19949, 19977, 19978, 19983-19986, 19988, 19996, 19999, 20005, 20012 [15JY], 20028 [17JY], 20060-20075 [15JY], 20146, 20147, 20150, 20178, 20182, 20192, 20193, 20208, 20211-20219, 20223, 20255-20261 [17JY], 20370, 20379, 20384, 20393, 20398, 20399, 20408, 20412, 20418, 20432, 20581, 20582 [21JY]
Analyses
Textile and Apparel Trade Act (S. 549), 3686 [19FE]
Announcements
EEC meat import restrictions: Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative, 24427 [17SE]
———Meat Industry Trade Policy Council, 24428 [17SE]
Arguments and responses
Newsprint paper tariff, 20434 [21JY]
Articles and editorials
Business Lobby Hit for ``Bring-Back-Bribery'' Bill, 34097 [4DE]
Don't Repeal the Oil Tax, 19738 [14JY]
Fair Trade Frenzy, 14589 [3JN]
Fight Over Fighters?, 20374 [21JY]
Folly of Free Trade, 20009-20012 [15JY]
Free-Trade Oriented Economic Policies, 20448 [21JY]
Great Textile Robbery, 31455 [9NO], 37904 [21DE]
How the Gephardt Amendment Works, 10500 [29AP]
Import Restrictions Just Intensify Trade War, 2364 [29JA]
Keep Talking With Canada on Trade, 25646 [29SE]
Let's Not Torpedo the Growth of Jobs, 15486 [11JN]
No More Mr. Nice Guy, 19449 [10JY]
No Quick Fix for U.S. Trade Deficit, 24555 [18SE]
Oil Import Tax Would Not Serve Broad Energy Needs, 2635 [3FE]
One Fell Swoop, 31621 [10NO]
Other Countries Lobbying Hill—Trade Bill Attracts Attention, 18790 [7JY], 18945 [8JY]
PRI Chief Raps Oil Import Fee, 33198 [20NO]
Protect Consumers From This Trade Bill, 19588 [13JY]
Sugar Production, 20200 [17JY]
Sun Finally Setting on Garment Industry, 37905 [21DE]
Superpower Protection Worries Gulf Nations, 19194 [9JY]
Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot/Hawley Exonerated, 33970-33973 [3DE]
Trade Deficit, 20448 [21JY]
U.S. Seeks To Revamp Farm Trade, 18758 [7JY]
U.S. Sugar Policy, 20207 [17JY]
Uncle Sucker—Our Foreign Trade Policy, 10499 [29AP]
USDA Contract Goes to Japanese Firm, 13284 [20MY]
When Tokyo Picks Up the Tab, 24673 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions
Acet quinone base (see S. 874; H.R. 1362)
Acetophenone (see H.R. 3475)
Acrylics: suspend duty on certain transparent decorative articles (see H.R. 1822)
Adjustment to international competition (see S. 524)
Administrative procedure for certain noncontroversial suspensions (see H.R. 2430)
Agriculture: limit quantity of imported milk protein products (see S. 686)
———pesticide standards on imported meat and produce (see H.R. 1877)
Alloy iron and steel pipes and tubes (see H.R. 2419)
Allyl chloride (see H.R. 1781)
Aluminum luggage frames (see H.R. 2444)
Amino sulfon br (see S. 873)
Amiodarone (see H.R. 2421)
Antibiotic intermediates (see S. 1496, 1497)
Antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see S. 485)
Apple juice (see H.R. 1415)
Bendiocarb (see S. 1289; H.R. 2917)
Benzenoid chemicals (see S. 807; H.R. 2154)
Benzenoid dye intermediates (see S. 712; H.R. 1462)
Bicycle component parts (see S. 584; H.R. 583)
Bicycle tires and tubes (see H.R. 1686)
B-naphthol (see S. 1030; H.R. 2274)
Brussels sprouts (see H.R. 3139)
Caffeine (see S. 1318; H.R. 2431)
Calcium carbaspirin (see H.R. 3527)
C-Amines (see H.R. 2280)
C-amines (see S. 1034)
Canada: negotiation of certain miscellaneous agreements (see H.R. 1243)
Cane sugar (see S. 896)
Canned tuna (see S. 1131; H.R. 1515)
Cantaloupes (see S. 340; H.R. 346)
Carbodiimides (see S. 1163; H.R. 2331)
Carfentanil citrate (see H.R. 2947)
Caribbean Basin Initiative: personal exemption from duties for returning residents for merchandise purchased in certain countries (see H.R. 1221)
Chemical intermediate (see H.R. 1767, 1768)
Chemical mixtures (see H.R. 1556)
Chemicals (see S. 602, 1252, 1377, 1644; H.R. 6042390, 2413, 3306)
Chlor amino base (see S. 870)
Chlorhexanone (see S. 1881), 32604 [18NO]
Citrus products (see S. 545; H.R. 1406)
Coal Trade Equalization Act: enact (see S. 1092)
Coarse wools (see S. 667)
Color couplers and coupler intermediates (see H.R. 968)
Copyright: protection of intellectual property rights (see S. 486)
Countervailing and antidumping duty orders circumvention (see S. 485; H.R. 1678)
Countervailing duty laws application (see S. 439, 770)
Cross-linked polyacrylate polymers (see S. 906)
Cross-linked polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride (see S. 189)
Cross-linked sodium polyacrylate polymers (see H.R. 748)
Cultured pearls (see S. 1400; H.R. 2544)
Customs Service: administration of duty-free sales enterprises (see H.R. 2336)
———reconciliation of inconsistent decisions of officers within the same customs region (see S. 1926)
Customs Service Field Efficiencies Act: enact (see H.R. 2912)
Cyclosporine (see S. 622)
d-6-Methoxy-a-methyl-2-naphthaleneacetic acid (naproxen) (see S. 459)
Diamino imid sp (see S. 1035; H.R. 2289)
Diamond tool blanks (see H.R. 2033)
Dicofol (see S. 199)
Dicyclohexyl benzothiazyl sulfenamide (see S. 380)
Dicyclomine hydrochloride, mepenzolate bromide, desipramine hydrochloride, rifampin, terfenadine, clomiphene citrate, and lactulose (see S. 1313; H.R. 2389)
Di-o-tolyl (see H.R. 2387)
Diphenyl quanidine and di-o-tolyl quanidine (see S. 1024; H.R. 2385)
Disposable surgical gowns (see S. 1306)
Disposable surgical gowns and drapes (see H.R. 2425)
EEC: implement agreement on citrus and pasta (see S. 543)
———imported tractors in GATT negotiations (see H.J. Res. 286)
———proposed tax on marine fats and oils (see S. Con. Res. 21)
———U.S. countermeasures for proposed tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils (see H. Con. Res. 51)
Electronic connector contact parts (see H.R. 3538)
Electrostatic copying machines (see H.R. 970)
Exercise equipment speedometers (see S. 664)
Export Administration Act: amend (see S. 547)
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters (see S. 379)
Flauzifop-p-butyl (see H.R. 1150)
Flecainide acetate (see H.R. 1594)
Fluorspar (see H.R. 3637)
Foreign countries: surcharge on products of certain (see H.R. 1107)
———filing period for reliquidation of certain imports (see H.R. 3059)
———posting of surety bond (see H.R. 297)
———Presidential authority on reciprocal nondiscriminatory treatment (see H.R. 647)
———private remedies for injury caused by unfair foreign competition (see H.R. 268)
———procedure for certain suspensions (see S. 960)
———product treatment of nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1784)
Foreign trade zone services (see H.R. 2338)
4,4'Bis(a,a-dimethylbenzyl) diphenylamine (see H.R. 2418)
4-chlor-2-nitro aniline (see S. 872; H.R. 1287)
4-chloro-3-methylphenol (CAS No. 59-50-7) (see H.R. 2339)
4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxy aniline (chlor amino base) (see H.R. 1125)
Furniture and furniture parts: prohibit eligibility for Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1363)
GATT: goals and objectives of members nations (see H. Con. Res. 105)
Glass inners for vacuum flasks (see H.R. 1159)
Graphite (see H.R. 2380)
Hardboard definition (see H.R. 2604)
Hatter's fur (see S. 313)
Herbicide intermediates (see H.R. 3789)
Hosiery knitting machines (see S. 440; S. 991)
Hosiery knitting machines and double-headed latch needles (see S. 202)
Hovercraft skirts (see S. 1261; H.R. 2436)
Import relief and antidumping duties (see H.R. 1130)
Imports: harbor maintenance fee (see H.R. 2202)
Iran: deny most favored nation status (see H.R. 3338)
Iron (see S. 783)
Iron and steel pipe and tube products (see H.R. 1336)
Isometric mixtures of ethylbiphenyl (see H.R. 1391)
Jacquard cards (see H.R. 1109)
Jacquard cards and heads (see S. 601)
Japan: trade barriers on competitive agricultural exports from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 128)
Kitchenware (see S. 1091; H.R. 2281)
Kiwi fruit (see H.R. 1188)
Knitting machines (see H.R. 2386)
Korea, Republic of: impose quotas on certain tobacco products and deny benefits under generalized system of preference (see S. 969)
Lasamid (see S. 1049)
Laser discs (see S. 1114; H.R. 2124)
Leather belts (see H.R. 2409)
Lithotripters (see H.R. 1160)
Loganberries and raspberries (see H.R. 2512)
Magnetic video tape (see S. 1342)
m-Aminophenol (see H.R. 2388, 2411)
MDBS and HPBA (see H.R. 3773)
Mauna Kea's W.M. Keck Observatory project: parts and structures (see S. 644)
Menthol feedstocks (see S. 378; H.R. 684)
Meta nitro-o-toluidine (see S. 1151)
Meta nitro-para-anisidine (see S. 1149)
Methyl and ethyl parathion (see S. 1895)
Methylene blue (see S. 193)
m-Hydroxybenzoic acid (see S. 1214; H.R. 2255)
Mixtures of 5-chloro-2-mehyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, magnesium chloride, and magnesium nitrate (see S. 1215; H.R. 2258)
Mixtures of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and magnesium chloride (see S. 1212)
Mixtures of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, magnesium chloride, stabilizers and application adjuvants (see H.R. 2257)
Mixtures of hot red peppers and salt (see H.R. 305)
Mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol (see S. 191)
Mixtures of 2,4,-dinitro-6-octyl phenyl crotonate (see S. 195)
Mixtures of 2,6-dinitro-4-octyl phenyl crotonate (see S. 195)
Mixtures of mancozeb, dinocap, stabilizer, and application adjuvants (see S. 196)
Mixtures of maneb, zineb, mancozeb, metiram, stabilizer, and application adjuvants (see S. 190)
Motor fuel, blending stock, and naphthas (see H.R. 1677)
m-toluic acid (see S. 1202; H.R. 2297)
N,N-Bis (2,3-dihydroxpropyl)-5-[N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-acetamido]-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide (see H.R. 3513)
Natural gas regulatory treatment of imported (see S. 1973)
Natural graphite (see S. 1210; H.R. 2414)
Needlecraft display models (see S. 198)
N-ethyl ortho/para toluenesulfonamide (see S. 1025)
Nitrogenous compounds (see H.R. 2755)
Nitrooctyl phenols (dinocap) (see S. 195)
Nitro-ortho-toluidine (see S. 1152)
N-methyl aniline (see H.R. 3426)
N-methyl aniline and m-chloro aniline (see S. 1685)
Non-infrared telescopes (see H.R. 1261)
O-Benzyl-p-chlorophenol (see S. 883; H.R. 2362, 2424)
1,5 naphthalene diisocyanate (see H.R. 2441)
1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate (see S. 194)
1-(3-Sulfopropyl) (see S. 87)
Ornithine (see S. 1375; H.R. 2314)
Overseas goods made with U.S. patented process (see S. 568)
Pan American Games: free entry of equipment and personal effects of participants and officials (see H.R. 794)
Para chloro-o-nitroaniline (see S. 1150)
Para nitro-o-anisidine (see S. 1154)
Petroleum: import fee (see S. 276, 460, 971; S. Res. 97; H.R. 402, 924, 2198, 2200)
Phenyl-carbethoxy-pyrazolone (see S. 1153)
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid (see S. 1810; H.R. 2437)
Pigments: classification of certain (see S. 89)
Plastic sheeting (see S. 956; H.R. 1360)
Plums (see S. 551; H.R. 1426)
Portable marine stoves (see H.R. 2757)
Positive displacement reciprocating machines and parts (see H.R. 3447)
Power-driven weaving machines (see S. 1224; H.R. 2483)
Pyromellitic dianhydride (see H.R. 2766)
Railway car bolsters and frames (see H.R. 3522)
Raw cane sugar (see H.R. 992)
Rosachloride Lumps (see S. 1033; H.R. 2080)
Roses (see H.R. 750)
Sethoxydim (see S. 1031; H.R. 917)
Silicone materials (see S. 205; H.R. 2442)
Silk yarn (see S. 1221; H.R. 1077)
Silver (see H.R. 2081)
Single-headed latch needles and hosiery knitting needles (see S. 201)
6-amino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (see S. 1028; H.R. 1526)
6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (2,6-HNA) (see S. 1669)
Slabs of iron or steel (see S. 192; H.R. 591)
Small toys (see S. 1066)
Soybean industry: relief (see S. Con. Res. 94)
Stainless steel (see H.R. 3589)
State-controlled economy: application of countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 1687)
Steel Import Stabilization Act: amend (see S. 441)
Stuffed dolls and certain toy figures (see H.R. 590)
Stuffed toy figures (see S. 1050, 1051)
Sulfathiazole, sulfamethazine, and sodium sulfamethazine (see H.R. 2431), 12423 [14MY]
Synthetic rutile (see S. 197)
Tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1648)
Tariff Act amendment (see S. 741)
Tariff and Trade Act: amend (see H.R. 1745)
Tariff Schedules of the U.S.: amend (see H.R. 3211)
Teicoplanin (see S. 1376; H.R. 2313)
Television apparatus and parts (see S. 519)
Tersenadone (see H.R. 1121)
Tetra amino biphenyl (see S. 1082; H.R. 2457)
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (see S. 549)
Textile industry and fabrics: revenues from tariff on imports (see H.R. 1624)
Textile machines (see H.R. 1222; 1460)
Thiothiamine hydrochloride (see S. 1807; H.R. 3271)
3,4 diamino phenetole dihydrogen sulfate (see H.R. 1286)
3-(4'aminobenzamido) phenylbeta-hydroxyethyl sulfone (amino sulfon br) (see H.R. 1285)
3-amino-3-methyl-1-butyne (see S. 204)
3-dimensional cameras (see S. 1866)
Three-dimensional cameras (see H.R. 3626)
3-Ethylamino-p-cresol (see S. 1032; H.R. 944)
3-nitro phenyl-4-hydroxy sulfone (nitro sulfon B) (see H.R. 1124)
3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxyethyl sulfone (see S. 871)
Tin plate and tin-coated sheets (see S. 1310; H.R. 2440)
Tobacco: duty on that grown in U.S. and processed in a Caribbean Basin country (see S. 1956)
Toys (see H.R. 1118)
———certain stuffed or filled figures (see H.R. 928)
Triallate (see S. 1129)
Triallate pesticides (see H.R. 2453)
Trichloro salicylic acid (see H.R. 2412)
Triethyleneglycol dichloride (see S. 1208; H.R. 2420)
Trifluoromethylaniline (see H.R. 1625)
Triphenyl phosphate (see S. 510)
Tungsten ore: tariff (see S. 722)
2,6-HNA (see H.R. 2208)
2-(4-aminophenyl)-6-methylbenzothiazole-7-sulfonic acid (see S. 1029; H.R. 1527)
2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and mixtures of 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and application adjuvants (see S. 1213; H.R. 2256)
Umbrella frames: suspend duty (see S. 88)
Uncompounded allyl resins (see H.R. 2236)
Unfair Competition Act: private enforcement of statute in event of unfair foreign competition (see S. 361)
Unstuffed dolls (see H.R. 1991)
Vinyl acetate (see S. 600)
Watches (see S. 1054)
Wools (see S. 203)
Work gloves (see S. 206; H.R. 894)
Cloture motions
Foreign trade: authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), 19684 [14JY], 19916 [15JY], 19745 [14JY]
———authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), on Moynihan amendment, 18499 [1JY], 19152, 19168 [9JY]
Documents
Customs Fraud Investigative Activities—Pennsylvania, 19931 [15JY]
International Antidumping Agreements, 20410 [21JY]
Excerpts
``Putting the U.S. Back on Top—The National for a National Interest Trade Policy,'' B. Bruce-Biggs, 19765-19768 [14JY]
Hearings
Committee on Finance: conversion of the tariff schedules of the U.S. into the nomenclature structure of the harmonized system (testimony), D284 [27AP]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: U.S. and Mexico motor carrier relations (testimony), D203 [26MR]
Letters
Antidumping Act amendments: Peter D. Ehrenhaft, Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, 20409 [21JY]
———Peter D. Ehrenhaft, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, 20409 [21JY], 20410 [21JY]
Bilateral semiconductor arrangement with Japan: Senator Byrd, 10639 [30AP]
Comprehensive trade and competitiveness legislation: Senator Byrd, 20430 [21JY]
Definition of export trading company: Malcolm Baldrige, Sec. of Commerce, 20000 [15JY]
———Paul A. Volcker, 20000 [15JY]
Diversionary dumping in foreign trade: Andreas F. Lowenfeld, 20491-20493 [21JY]
Exercise equipment imports: Cal James, 9022 [10AP]
Fair trading practices: Wayne A. Warren, 18742 [7JY]
Foreign trade and excise taxes: Hamish Maxwell, Philip Morris Co., Inc., 15492 [11JN]
Gephardt amendment: American Agriculture Movement, Inc., 10501 [29AP]
———American Farm Bureau Federation, 10504 [29AP]
———Gardner Ackley, 10505 [29AP]
———Lee Iacocca, 10500 [29AP]
———National Farmers Union, 10501 [29AP]
———Robert M. McGlotten, 10501 [29AP]
———Robert W. Galvin, 10501 [29AP]
Growth of agricultural exports: National Grange, 15222 [10JN]
Import tax on oil: Valentin Hernandez, 18430 [1JY]
Importation of sweetened chocolate: James C. Barr, National Milk Producers Federation, 19941 [15JY]
———Richard T. O'Connell, Chocolate Manufacturers Association, 19941 [15JY]
ITC affirmative determination trigger: Senators Thurmond and Biden, 19240 [9JY]
Patents: John R. Bolton, 12489 [14MY]
Petroleum: H.B. Scoggins, Jr., 8604 [9AP]
———Representatives Kennelly and Rinaldo, 8530 [8AP]
Sugar drawback proposal: Larry McNamara, 20201 [17JY]
Sugar program: Enrique J.A. Candioti and several other foreign ambassadors, 20841 [22JY]
Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative, 10856 [30AP]
Trade legislation: American Bankers Association, 20445 [21JY]
———Industry Sector Advisory Committee for Services, 20446 [21JY]
———James A. Baker III, Sec. of the Treasury, 20445 [21JY]
Trade with the Republic of China: Frederick F. Chien, 11578 [6MY]
U.S.-Japan trading relationship: Senators Dole, Danforth, Byrd, and Bentsen, 20470 [21JY]
Lists
Organizations opposing petroleum import fee, 2635 [3FE]
Memorandums
Fair Trade Practices: Dept. of the Treasury, 18747 [7JY]
General System of Preferences Process on Chile: Jack Buchanek, 27338 [9OC]
———James F. Taylor, 27338 [9OC]
Gephardt Amendment: Paul McCracken, 10505 [29AP]
Steel Imports From Canada, Sweden, and Republic of China: David J. Cantor, Library of Congress, 2622 [3FE]
Memorials of legislature
California, 30764 [4NO]
Wyoming, 8669 [9AP]
Messages
Greenland as a Beneficiary Developing Country Under GATT: President Reagan, 12815 [19MY], 12955 [19MY]
Trade, Employment, and Productivity Act: President Reagan, 3719-3721 [19FE]
Trade Agreement With Canada: President Reagan, 26565 [6OC]
Papers
Voluntary Restraint Agreement on Steel Export Limitation: David J. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, 7708 [1AP]
Poll of opinions
Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District: Representative Yatron, 34654 [9DE]
Quotations
Smoot-Hawley tariff: Frank Taussig, 19765 [14JY]
Remarks in House
Canada: trade negotiations, 26948 [7OC]
Canned tuna (H.R. 1515), 5263 [10MR]
Competition: surcharge to finance trade programs, 3254 [10FE]
Comprehensive Trade Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 942 [7JA]
Congress: protectionist special interest legislation, 31455 [9NO]
———role in formulation of foreign trade policy and regulation, 7709 [1AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: Customs administration of duty-free sales enterprises (H.R. 2336), 11883-11886 [8MY]
———prohibit imposition of excessive customs fees for foreign trade zone services (H.R. 2338), 11872 [8MY]
Diamond tool blanks (H.R. 2033), 9333 [22AP]
EEC: export subsidies on pasta, 3869 [19FE]
———implement agreement on citrus and pasta (H.R. 1165), 3891 [19FE]
———implement agreement on citrus and pasta (H.R. 1263), 4128 [25FE]
———imported tractors in GATT negotiations (H.J. Res. 286), 13308 [20MY]
———proposed tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils (H. Con. Res. 51), 3890 [19FE], 3495 [19FE]
———violations of GATT, 21548 [29JY]
Ethanol, 2718 [4FE]
Exercise equipment: U.S. competitiveness, 9022 [10AP]
Export Administration Act: establish western regional export licensing office (H.R. 1634), 6001 [17MR]
Fluorspar (H.R. 3637), 31724 [10NO]
Foreign trade: authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), 34097 [4DE]
———countervailing duty laws apply to State-controlled-economy countries (H.R. 1687), 6250 [18MR]
———enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), 929, 942 [7JA], 7708 [1AP], 10179, 10180 [28AP]
———filing period for reliquidation of certain imports (H.R. 3059), 21805 [30JY]
———prevention of circumvention of countervailing and antidumping duty orders (H.R. 1678), 6251 [18MR]
———protectionism, 2364 [29JA], 18387 [30JN], 24668 [21SE]
———U.S. policy, 12553 [14MY]
GATT: goals and objectives of members nations (H. Con. Res. 105), 9010 [10AP]
Hardboard products, 14800 [4JN]
Humanitarian assistance: import duties, 34767 [10DE]
Intellectual Property Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1603), 5677 [12MR]
Iran: deny most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3338), 24941 [23SE], 26606 [6OC]
Japan: sanctions, 7337 [31MR], 9284 [22AP], 9700 [24AP]
———trade barriers on competitive agricultural exports from U.S. (H. Con. Res. 128), 13123 [20MY]
———trade in semiconductor products with U.S., 8071 [6AP]
Kiwi fruit (H.R. 1262), 4119 [25FE]
Korea, Republic of: tariff on automobile imports, 31571 [10NO]
Leather belts (H.R. 2409), 12411 [13MY]
Magnetic video tape: duty suspension, 8274 [7AP]
Maquiladora program, 27158 [8OC]
Menthol feedstocks, 1688 [21JA]
Motor vehicles: tariff on import of Korean automobiles, 31571 [10NO]
Petroleum: import fee, 2669 [3FE], 3273 [10FE], 33198 [20NO]
———import fee (H. Res. 16), 927 [7JA], 8530 [8AP]
———import fee (H.R. 924), 5230 [10MR]
———import fee (H.R. 2198), 10613 [29AP]
———import fee (H.R. 2200), 10588 [29AP], 31621 [10NO]
Plastics: classification of certain sheeting (H.R. 1360), 4719 [3MR]
Romania: suspend most-favored-nation status, 4047, 4049, 4051 [25FE]
Roses (H.R. 750), 2028 [27JA]
Semiconductors: Japanese electronic industry trade practices, 7709 [1AP]
Silver (H.R. 2081), 9028 [10AP]
Sugar program, 20841 [22JY]
Suspensions: administrative procedure for certain noncontroversial (H.R. 2430), 12756 [18MY]
Tariff Act: amend (H.R. 1177), 3495 [19FE]
Taxation: deduction for payment (H.R. 3372), 25695 [30SE]
Telescopes and riflescopes, 4122 [25FE]
tetra amino biphenyl (H.R. 2457), 12748 [18MY]
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (H.R. 1154), 3497 [19FE]
Toshiba Corp.: U.S. imports, 23021, 23027, 23028 [7AU]
Trade conference: announcement of organization session, 23028 [7AU]
Trade Employment Productivity Act: enact (H.R. 3), 3493, 3496 [19FE]
triallate pesticides (H.R. 2453), 12752 [18MY]
U.S. Schedules: amend (H.R. 3211), 23063 [7AU]
Uncompounded allyl resins (H.R. 2236), 10868 [30AP]
Remarks in Senate
Acet quinone base (S. 874), 7184 [27MR]
Agriculture: investigation of circumvention of quotas to include blocks of sweetened chocolate, 19940 [15JY]
———Korean beef imports, 19239 [9JY]
———Presidential discretion to avoid injury, 19217 [9JY]
———uniform treatment of commodities, 19242-19245 [9JY]
Amino sulfon br (S. 873), 7184 [27MR]
Banks and banking: definition of export trading company, 19999-20005, 20028 [15JY]
Bendiocarb (S. 1289), 13950 [28MY]
Bicycle parts (S. 584), 4267 [26FE]
Bicycle speedometers (S. 664), 5016 [6MR]
Cane sugar (S. 896), 7643 [1AP], 7858 [2AP]
Canned tuna (S. 1131), 11099 [5MY]
Cantaloupes, 1513 [20JA]
China, People's Republic of: reexport level license, 19986, 19988-19893, 19995, 19996 [15JY]
———trade policy, 19200 [9JY]
China, Republic of: trade relations with U.S., 11578 [6MY]
Citrus products (S. 545), 3729 [19FE]
Chlor amino base (S. 870), 7184 [27MR]
Chlorhexanone (S. 1881), 32607 [18NO]
Coal: exports to Japan, 20398 [21JY]
Coal Trade Equalization Act: enact (S. 1092), 9738 [24AP]
Coarse wools (S. 667), 5022 [6MR]
Cranberries, 20379 [21JY]
Cross-linked polyacrylate polymers (S. 906), 7950 [3AP]
Cultured pearls (S. 1400), 16853 [19JN]
Customs fraud, 26922 [7OC], 27095 [8OC], 34983 [10DE]
———reconciliation of inconsistent decisions of officers within the same customs region (S. 1926), 34328 [8DE]
Cyclosporine (S. 622), 4588 [3MR]
d-6-Methoxy-a-methyl-2-naphthaleneacetic acid (naproxen) (S. 459), 2892 [4FE]
Diamino phenetole sulfate (S. 875), 7184 [27MR]
Dicyclohexylbenzothiazylsulfenamide: treatment (S. 380), 1874 [22JA]
Dimethylbenzylidene sorbitol and 4,4'-isopropylidenedicyclohexanol (S. 1900), 33262 [30NO]
Disposable surgical gowns, 18929 [8JY]
———(S. 1306), 14341 [2JN]
EEC: duty-free treatment to soybeans, soybean meal or corn gluten feed, 20418-20422 [21JY]
———tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils (S. Con. Res. 21), 3805 [19FE], 6973-6977 [26MR], 12932 [19MY], 13011 [19MY]
———tax on U.S. exports of marine fats and oils (S. Con. Res. 21), unanimous-consent agreement, 6838, 6840 [25MR]
———taxation on U.S. agricultural imports, 18586 [1JY]
———third-country meat directive (S. Con. Res. 77), 24426 [17SE]
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters: treatment (S. 379), 1873 [22JA]
Fair Trade Act: enact (S. 331), 1456 [20JA]
Foreign countries: prevention or circumvention of countervailing and antidumping duty orders (S. 893), 7553 [31MR]
Foreign trade: authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), 18407, 18409-18448, 18449-18464, 18509-18511, 18516 [1JY], 18739-18764, 18766-18802, 18836 [7JY], 18853-18914, 18923-18946 [8JY], 19142, 19170-19245, 19246 [9JY], 19294, 19302 [10JY], 19685 [14JY], 19902, 19910, 19916, 19949 [15JY], 20028 [17JY]-20034 [17JY], 20144, 20182-20231 [17JY], 20370-20430, 20496, 20516 [21JY], 21112 [24JY]
———authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), close debate on Moynihan amendment, 19152 [9JY]
———authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), cloture motion, 19916 [15JY]
———authorize negotiations of reciprocal agreements (S. 1420), unanimous-consent agreement, 18415 [1JY]
———clarify regulatory review provisions, 19241 [9JY]
———countervailing and antidumping provisions (S. 439), 2607-2610 [3FE]
———customs fraud, 32028 [17NO]
———customs user fees, 18929 [8JY]
———duty-free sales enterprise relative to personal use merchandise, 19932 [15JY]
———eliminate administrative procedures for non-controversial tariff suspensions, 20379-20384 [21JY]
———import restrictions, 19449 [10JY]
———limitation on adjustment assistance program, 19230-19237 [9JY]
———one-way trade, 33068 [20NO]
———procedure for certain tariff suspensions (S. 960), 8491, 8493 [8AP]
———protectionism, 1456 [20JA]
———strengthen enforcement of U.S. laws (S. 583), 4267 [26FE]
———tariffs on Japanese products, 7104 [27MR]
———unfair practices in competition involving intellectual property, 19946 [15JY]
4-chloro-2-nitro aniline (S. 872), 7184 [27MR]
Glass inners for vacuum flasks (S. 665), 5016 [6MR]
Hatter's fur (S. 313), 1324 [14JA]
International Peace Garden: customs user fees relative to merchandise, 19938 [15JY]
Iran: trade embargo, 19924-19928 [15JY]
Iron (S. 783), 6362 [19MR]
Iron and steel pipe and tube products (H.R. 1336), 28973 [22OC]
ITC: affirmative determination trigger, 19240 [9JY]
———reports on impact of trade restraints, 19942-19944 [15JY]
Japan: automobile exports, 15096 [9JN]
———bilateral semiconductor arrangement, 10639 [30AP]
———trade barriers and high tariffs placed on agricultural exports from U.S., 18407, 18409-18412 [1JY]
Kitchenware (S. 1091), 9738 [24AP]
Korea, Republic of: impose quotas on certain tobacco products and deny benefits under generalized system of preference (S. 969), 8766-8768 [9AP]
Lasamid (S. 1049), 9135 [21AP]
Laser discs (S. 1114), 10645 [30AP]
Liquor-filled chocolate, 19939 [15JY]
Mauna Kea's W.M. Keck Observatory project: parts and structures (S. 644), 4612 [3MR]
Menthol feedstocks (S. 378), 1873 [22JA]
Meta nitro-o-toluidine (S. 1151), 11529 [6MY]
Meta nitro-para-anisidine (S. 1149), 11529 [6MY]
Mexican border industrialization program: tariff schedules, 19799 [14JY]
Mexico: maquila industrial assembly plants, 5119 [10MR]
m-toluic acid (S. 1202), 12497 [14MY]
Narcotics: conditions for economic assistance to certain countries, 35242 [11DE]
Natural gas: fair regulatory treatment of imported (S. 1973), 36224 [18DE]
Nitro-ortho-toluidine (S. 1152), 11529 [6MY]
1-(3-Sulfopropyl) pyridinium hydroxide: duty (S. 87), 551 [6JA]
Ornithine (S. 1375), 16179 [16JN]
Para chloro-o-nitroaniline (S. 1150), 11529 [6MY]
Para nitro-o-anisidine (S. 1154), 11529 [6MY]
Patents: importation of goods made with U.S. patent process (S. 568), 3773-3778 [19FE], 12487, 12491, 12492 [14MY]
———importation of overseas goods made with U.S. patent process (S. 573), 12491, 12492 [14MY]
Petroleum: import fee, 3663 [19FE]
———import fee and repeal of excess profits tax (S. 971), 8684-8686 [9AP]
———import fee (S. 460), 2893-2896, 2935 [4FE]
———import fee (S. Res. 97), 2634 [3FE]
Phenyl-carbethoxy-pyrazolone (S. 1153), 11529 [6MY]
Pigments: duty classification of red 214 and yellow 155 (S. 89), 551 [6JA]
Plastic sheeting (S. 956), 8485 [8AP]
Plums (S. 551), 3733 [19FE]
Power-driven weaving machines (S. 1224), 12961 [19MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: trade authority, 18769-18800 [7JY]
Ryusho America Corp.: customs fraud, 29489 [27OC]
6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (2, 6-HNA) (S. 1669), 23572 [9SE]
Silk yarn (S. 1221), 12956 [19MY]
Small toys (S. 1066), 9244 [22AP]
Smoot-Hawley myth, 19765 [14JY]
Soviet furskins, 19226-19229 [9JY]
Soybean industry: relief (S. Con. Res. 94), 35995 [17DE]
Steel Import Stabilization Act: amend (S. 441), 2615, 2622 [3FE]
Stuffed toy figures (S. 1050, 1051), 9136 [21AP]
Sugar Import Quota Adjustment Act: enact (S. 1948), 35631 [15DE]
Tariff Act: amend (S. 741), 5623 [12MR]
Technology: extend filing period for reliquidation of certain imports (S. 984), 8790 [9AP]
Teicoplanin (S. 1376), 16179 [16JN]
Television apparatus and parts (S. 519), 3128 [5FE]
Tetra amino biphenyl (S. 1082), 9429 [23AP]
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (S. 549), 3681, 3682, 3687-3693 [19FE], 6987 [26MR], 21935 [31JY]
Textile machines (S. 1222), 12957 [19MY]
Theobromine (S. 1880), 32607 [18NO]
Thiothiamine hydrochloride (S. 1807), 28751 [21OC]
3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxyethyl sulfone (S. 871), 7184 [27MR]
Tobacco: duty on that grown in U.S. and processed in a Caribbean Basin country (S. 1956), 35803 [16DE]
Trade Act: ensure antitrust laws apply to plans and commitments made by domestic industry, 20412-20418 [21JY]
Triallate (S. 1129), 11094 [5MY]
Triphenyl phospate (S. 510), 3104 [5FE]
U.S. Court of International Trade: private cause of action for customs fraud and gross negligence, 19928-19932 [15JY]
U.S. Trade Representative: strengthen remedies for unfair dumping and subsidization, 20408-20412 [21JY]
Umbrellas: suspend duty on frames (S. 88), 551 [6JA]
Unfair Foreign Competition Act: enact (S. 361), 1632-1635 [21JA]
White House Conference on International Trade in Services: convene (S. 1772), 27100 [8OC]
Reports
Countervailing and Antidumping Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means, 2609 [3FE]
Effects of Steel Import Voluntary Restraint Agreements: David J. Cantor, 20438 [21JY]
European Tax on U.S. Marine Fats and Oils (S. Con. Res. 21), 6578 [23MR]
Foreign Trade Estimate: U.S. Trade Representative, 10214 [28AP]
Import Barriers—U.S. Cigarette Exports to Korea, 8767 [9AP]
Reports filed
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: Committee on Finance (S. 549), 21902 [31JY]
Statements
Copper Imports: members of the ITC, 18796 [7JY]
Gephardt Amendment: Paul A. Volcker, 10515 [29AP]
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act: Senator Byrd, 20430 [21JY]
Steel Imports from Canada, Sweden, and Republic of China: Clayton Yeutter, 2616 [3FE]
Trade Legislation: William E. Brock, Sec. of Labor, 20431 [21JY]
U.S. Trade Balance: U.S. Council on Economic Advisers, 20448 [21JY]
U.S.-Soviet Trade: Abel Aganbegyan, 35597 [15DE]
Vote on Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act: 16 Republican Senators, 20435 [21JY]
Studies
Customs Service: Western States Coalition, 34329 [8DE]
Summaries
Location Decisions Regarding Maquiladora/In-Bond Plants Operating in Baja California, Mexico, 5119 [10MR]
Tables
Administration objections and comments on Senate trade and related legislation, 20422-20430 [21JY]
Export volume, export revenues, and external debt, 18742 [7JY]
Steel imports from Sweden (sundry), 2617 [3FE]
Thiothiamine hydrochloride, 28752 [21OC]
Testimonies
Fair Trading Practices: Stuart B. Hardy, 18742 [7JY]
———William Gallston, 18740 [7JY]
Texts of
Countervailing duty laws, U.S. Code, 6108 [18MR]
H.R. 750, roses, 2029 [27JA]
H.R. 1263, implement agreement with EEC on citrus and pasta, 4128 [25FE]
H.R. 2200, petroleum import fee, 10588 [29AP]
H.R. 2338, Foreign Trade Zone Fee Structure Act, 11873 [8MY]
S. 130, fresh ginger root, 572 [6JA]
S. 331, Fair Trade Act, 1457 [20JA]
S. 340, certain cantaloupes, 1513 [20JA]
S. 361, Unfair Foreign Competition Act, 1634 [21JA]
S. 439, countervailing and antidumping provisions, 2610-2615 [3FE]
S. 441, Steel Import Stabilization Act, 2617-2622 [3FE]
S. 459, d-6-Methoxy-a-methyl-2-naphthaleneacetic acid (naproxen), 2893 [4FE]
S. 460, petroleum import fee, 2894 [4FE]
S. 468, intellectual property rights enforcement, 2904 [4FE]
S. 510, triphenyl phospate, 3104 [5FE]
S. 519, certain television apparatus and parts, 3128 [5FE]
S. 545, classification of certain imported citrus products, 3730 [19FE]
S. 549, Textile and Apparel Trade Act, 3684 [19FE]
S. 568, importation of goods made with U.S. patent process, 3777 [19FE]
S. 583, strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade laws, 4267 [26FE]
S. 584, bicycle parts, 4268 [26FE]
S. 622, schedule on cyclosporine, 4589 [3MR]
S. 644, parts and structures for W.M. Keck Observatory project, Mauna Kea, HI, 4613 [3MR]
S. 664, bicycle speedometers, 5016 [6MR]
S. 665, glass inners for vacuum flasks, 5016 [6MR]
S. 741, amend Tariff Act, 5623 [12MR]
S. 870, chlor amino base, 7184 [27MR]
S. 871, 3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxyethyl sulfone, 7185 [27MR]
S. 872, 4-chloro-2-nitro aniline, 7185 [27MR]
S. 873, amino sulfon br, 7185 [27MR]
S. 874, acet quinone base, 7185 [27MR]
S. 875, diamino phenetole sulfate, 7185 [27MR]
S. 906, cross-linked polyacrylate polymers, 7950 [3AP]
S. 960, procedure for certain tariff suspensions, 8491-8493 [8AP]
S. 1049, lasamid, 9135 [21AP]
S. 1050, stuffed toy figures, 9136 [21AP]
S. 1051, stuffed toy figures, 9136 [21AP]
S. 1066, small toys, 9244 [22AP]
S. 1091, kitchenware, 9738 [24AP]
S. 1092, Coal Trade Equalization Act, 9738 [24AP]
S. 1129, triallate, 11094 [5MY]
S. 1131, canned tuna, 11099 [5MY]
S. 1221, silk yarn, 12957 [19MY]
S. 1222, certain textile machines, 12957 [19MY]
S. 1224, certain power-driven weaving machines, 12961 [19MY]
S. 1400, cultured pearls, 16853 [19JN]
S. 1342, magnetic video tape, 8274 [7AP]
S. 1880, theobromine, 32607 [18NO]
S. 1881, chlorhexanone, 32607 [18NO]
S. 1956, tobacco grown in U.S. and processed in a Caribbean Basin country, 35804 [16DE]
S. Con. Res. 21, EEC tax on U.S. exports of marine fats and oils, 6977 [26MR]
S. Con. Res. 94, relief of soybean industry, 35995 [17DE]
S. Res. 97, petroleum import fee, 2634 [3FE]