House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit any wine, cheese, meat, or any other edible agricultural commodity or product thereof, that is the growth, product, or manufacture of the Socialist Republic of Romania, from entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 1989
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Latest action: Jul 31, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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
54 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 24 Democrats
25 of 54 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), James Courter (R-NJ), Philip Crane (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), William Dickinson (R-AL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Bill Grant (R-FL), S. Green (R-NY), Tony Hall (D-OH), Frank Horton (R-NY), Ben Jones (D-GA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Donald Lukens (R-OH), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Alfred McCandless (R-CA) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.J.Res. 278 (101st) To designate the period commencing on November 20, 1989, and ending on November 26, 1989, as "National Adoption Week".
- H.R. 3199 (101st) Veterans Health Professionals Educational Amendments of 1989
- H.Res. 381 (101st) Relating to human rights abuses by the Government of Cuba and reprisals by the Cuban Government against those Cuban citizens who testified…
- H.J.Res. 476 (101st) To designate the period commencing on November 18, 1990, and ending on November 24, 1990, as "National Adoption Week".
- H.R. 3430 (101st) Food Contamination Prevention Act
- H.R. 2681 (101st) Food Contamination Prevention Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.