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HR 975 - Steel Import Limitation bill - National Key Vote

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NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.

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Title: Steel Import Limitation bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that would ensure steel imports do not exceed the average monthly volume of imported steel from July 1994 to July 1997.

Highlights:

  • Directs the President to negotiate enforceable voluntary export restraints, set temporary tariff surcharges or impose import quotas on steel for the next 3 years.
  • Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement a steel import notification and monitoring program.
  • Restricts importation of the following steel products: plates, sheets and strips, wire rods, wire and wire products, rail type products, bars, structural shapes and units, pipes and tubes, iron ore, and coke products.

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