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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored- nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.

H.J.Res. 578Introduced May 24, 1990Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 24, 1990 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

32 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 26 Democrats

6 of 32 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Charles Hayes (D-IL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), William Lipinski (D-IL), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), J. McMillan (R-NC), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Richard Neal (D-MA), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Major Owens (D-NY), Leon Panetta (D-CA), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), L. Payne (D-VA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), John Spratt (D-SC), Louis Stokes (D-OH), Gerry Studds (D-MA) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.