An original bill to authorize appropriations to the United States International Trade Commission, United States Customs Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Measure passed Senate.
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 implement a collection procedure that shortens the maximum deferment procedure. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for pay rate changes. Directs the President to enter agreements to provide for the establishment of U.S. immigration and customs facilities to process persons at foreign transportation facilities. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) delegate and redelegate functions to other employees of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) pay travel expenses without regard to statutory limitations; (3) accept gifts; and (4) acquire motor vehicles for use abroad. Authorizes necessary appropriations for such office for fiscal years 1981 through 1983. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for pay rate changes.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on May 14, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 28, 1980: Measure passed Senate.
- Passage by the House
- 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: 2 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?
RUSSELL LONG (D-LA) introduced it on May 14, 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 May 14, 1980, 16920 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16906 days ago, on May 28, 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
- SenatePassed
- HouseAwaiting House vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers