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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain revenues attributable to tariffs levied on imports of textile machinery and parts thereof be applied to support research for the modernization of the American textile machinery industry.

H.R. 713Introduced Jan 30, 1991Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Cass Ballenger R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 15, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.

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

52 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 33 Democrats

34 of 52 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Howard Coble (R-NC), George Darden (D-GA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), William Dickinson (R-AL), John Duncan (R-TN), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Barney Frank (D-MA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Melton Hancock (R-MO), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), W. Hefner (D-NC), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), William Jefferson (D-LA), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Ben Jones (D-GA), Walter Jones (D-NC), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Thomas Manton (D-NY) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cass Ballenger.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-10 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.