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House resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Relating to the importance of Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to more effectively address its economic and financial problems and open its markets by eliminating informal barriers to trade and investment, thereby making a more effective contribution to leading the Asian region out of its current financial crisis, insuring against a global recession, and reinforcing regional stability and security.

H.Res. 392Introduced Mar 24, 1998Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Douglas Bereuter R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 20, 1998 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 392.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Res. 392, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

20 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Bill Barrett (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Robert Matsui (D-CA), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Bill Paxon (R-NY), John Peterson (R-PA), John Porter (R-IL), Ed Royce (R-CA), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Mark Souder (R-IN), J. Watts (R-OK), Bob Wise (D-WV).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Douglas Bereuter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-1 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.