HR 1550 · 105th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of such status with respect to Syria if the President determines that Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith.

Introduced 1997-05-07· Sponsored by Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(1997-05-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Withdraws nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment from the products of Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. Authorizes the President to restore nondiscriminatory treatment of the products of Syria upon certification to the Congress that Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith.…

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Cosponsors (13)

4 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]IN
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]OH
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]NY
Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]CA
Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]OH
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]WI
Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18]CA