House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-171
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania.
Became law on Aug 3, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Philip Crane R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 1996
- Committee actionJun 13, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 17, 1996 · 334–86
- Passed SenateJul 19, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 23, 1996
- Became lawAug 3, 1996
Latest action: Aug 3, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-171.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3161.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-629 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 19, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/629
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3161, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3161
- 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
14 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 8 Democrats
7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), James Moran (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Philip Crane.
- H.R. 1642 (104th) To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2853 (104th) To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
- 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.