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An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1989-06-13 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 101 United States Congress by Lloyd Millard Bentsen in relation with: Advice and consent of the Senate, Aircraft, Airports, Authorization, Canada, Customs administration, Foreign trade and international finance, Forfeiture, Free ports and zones, Government operations and politics, Harbors, New York State, Presidential appointments, Trade agreements, User charges.
An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service became law (1) in the United States on 1989-12-07. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
Sponsor
Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Democrat, Senator from Texas
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Anthony Charles Beilenson, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 23
Howard Lawrence Berman, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 26
Douglas Harry Bosco, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 1
Barbara Boxer, Democrat, Senator, from California, district 6
George Edward Brown, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 36
Anthony Coelho, Representative, from California, district 15
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Peter Anthony Defazio, Democrat, Representative, from Oregon, district 4
Julian Carey Dixon, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 28
William Donlon (don) Edwards, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 10
Thomas Michael Foglietta, Democrat, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 1
Duncan Lee Hunter, Republican, Representative, from California, district 45
Timothy Peter (tim) Johnson, Democrat, Senator, from South Dakota
Jim Kolbe, Representative, from Arizona, district 5
Jon Kyl, Senator, from Arizona, district 4
Robert John Lagomarsino, Republican, Representative, from California, district 19
Richard Henry Lehman, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 18
Matthew Martinez, Representative, from California, district 30
Norman Y. Mineta, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 13
Robert Jan Mrazek, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 3
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 5
John Jacob Rhodes, Republican, Representative, from Arizona, district 1
Bill Richardson, Democrat, Representative, from New Mexico, district 3
Robert A. Roe, Democrat, Representative, from New Jersey, district 8
Edward R. Roybal, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 25
Norman David Shumway, Republican, Representative, from California, district 14
Gerry Sikorski, Representative, from Minnesota, district 6
Bob Stump, Representative, from Arizona, district 3
Estaban Torres, Representative, from California, district 34
Edolphus Towns, Representative, from New York, district 11
Morris Udall, Representative, from Arizona, district 2
Henry Arnold Waxman, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 24
Act Overview
- Number: 1164 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service (4)
- Date First Introduced: 1989-06-13
- Sponsor Name: Lloyd Millard Bentsen
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1989-12-07
- Type: s (7)
- Main Topic: Foreign trade and international finance
- Related Bills: (8)
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- Summary of An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the Office of the United States Trade Representative for FY 1990. Amends the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the Office of the United States Trade Representative for FY 1990 to pay the U.S. share of expenses for binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees convened pursuant to such Agreement. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize appropriations for FY 1990 for the United States International Trade Commission. Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1990 for the United States Customs Service for: (1) noncommercial and commercial operations; and (2) the air interdiction program. Declares that the Commissioner of Customs shall be appointed by the the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to authorize the U.S. Customs Service to collect user fees for the operation of foreign trade zones at certain small airports that are not ports-of-entry. Amends the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 to declare that customs services provided at such a zone shall also be considered provided at such an airport. Requires the Commissioner to provide the facilities to make the port-of-entry at Chateaugay New York a commercial center under the Northern Border Enhancement Programs. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer forfeited property including non-jet aircraft to the Civil Air Patrol. Amends the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 to extend the user fee provisions for certain small airports to include small seaports and other facilities.
Act Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
- [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
- [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service)
- [Note 4] An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1989-06-13) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
- [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
- [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
- [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
- [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service, go to THOMAS.
Analysis
No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An original Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service submitted yet.
Advice and consent of the Senate
Aircraft
Airports
Authorization
Canada
Customs administration
Foreign trade and international finance
Forfeiture
Free ports and zones
Government operations and politics
Harbors
New York State
Presidential appointments
Trade agreements
User charges
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.