House joint resolution · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.

H.J.Res. 57Introduced Jun 7, 1999Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 7, 1999
Committee actionJul 1, 1999
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 27, 1999 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 57.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 57, Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the People's Republic of China” on July 12, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported adversely by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 1, 1999”.
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July 12, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 57, 106th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-262 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on July 26, 1999.
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Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 57, 106th Congress
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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

21 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 21 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Barney Frank (D-MA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), William Lipinski (D-IL), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Joe Scarborough (R-FL), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Pete Stark (D-CA), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-45 district

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