HR 5377 · 98th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

United States-Israel Free Trade Area Act

Introduced 1984-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department.(1984-10-16)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1984-10-03
Yea 416Nay 6
PassedHouse · 1984-10-03
Yea 416Nay 6

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into a trade agreement with Israel providing for the continuance of existing duty-free treatment of and the elimination of existing duties and other import restrictions on products of Israel; and (2) proclaim such continuances and modifications of tariff treatment of and import restrictions on such articles as necessary to carry out the trade agreement.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]FL
Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9]MI
Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]MO
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4]MS
Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5]NY
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6]VA
Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4]OK
Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-2]OH
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19]NY
Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]FL
Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19]IL
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]WI
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX