A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States International Trade Commission, the United States Customs Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative for fiscal year 1981, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 96-905.
(Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 96-905) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the United States International Trade Commission. Prohibits the use of such funds for making studies at the request of any executive branch agency, unless such agency reimburses the Commission. Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the United States Customs Service. Prohibits the use of such funds to pay overtime in excess of a specified amount without the express written consent of the Commissioner of Customs and to implement a collection procedure that shortens the maximum deferment procedure. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for pay rate changes. Amends the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to increase the maximum charge for overtime services performed for private aircraft or vessels arriving in or departing the United States during fiscal year 1981. Provides for fees which sufficiently reimburse the United States for providing such services after September 30, 1981. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the U.S. Trade Representative to delegate or redelegate any functions, powers and duties. Increases the powers of the Trade Representative to authorize the payment of official travel expenses, the acceptance of gifts, and the acquisition of motor vehicles for use abroad. Authorizes appropriations for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for fiscal year 1981 with a specified limitation on the amount for entertainment and representation expenses. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for pay rate changes. Repeals provisions abolishing the Office of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Changes references to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations to references to the U.S. Trade Representative.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House with amendment(s)" stage on April 25, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 25, 1980: Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 96-905.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CHARLES VANIK (D-OH) introduced it on March 11, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 11, 1980, 16984 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16939 days ago, on April 25, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers