House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-162
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
Became law on Jul 18, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Philip Crane R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 1996
- Committee actionFeb 28, 1996
- Passed HouseMar 5, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 28, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 8, 1996
- Became lawJul 18, 1996
Latest action: Jul 18, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-162.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2853.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 104-265 ↗; H. Rept. 104-466 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 9, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/265
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/466 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2853, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2853
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Philip Crane.
- H.R. 3161 (104th) To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania.
- H.R. 1642 (104th) To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3074 (104th) To amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President with additional proclamation…
- H.R. 1643 (104th) To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
- H.R. 3815 (104th) Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996
- H.R. 2754 (104th) Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.