Trade and Tariff Act of 1984

Trade and Tariff Act of 1984
Other short titles	Generalized System of Preferences Renewal Act of 1984; International Trade and Investment Act; Steel Import Stabilization Act; Wine Equity and Export Expansion Act of 1984;
Long title	An Act to amend the trade laws, authorize the negotiation of trade agreements, extend trade preferences, change the tariff treatment with respect to certain articles and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984
Enacted by	the 98th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 98–573
Statutes at Large	98 Stat. 2948
Codification
Titles amended	19 U.S.C.: Customs Duties
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3398 by Sam Gibbons (D–FL) on June 23, 1983; Committee consideration by House Ways and Means, Senate Finance; Passed the House on June 28, 1983 (368-43); Passed the Senate on September 20, 1984 (96-0, in lieu of S.Amdt. 4282); Reported by the joint conference committee on October 4, 1984; agreed to by the House on October 9, 1984 (386-1, in lieu of H.Rept. 1156) and by the Senate on October 9, 1984 (Agreed by Voice Vote); Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 30, 1984;

Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-573) clarified the conditions under which unfair trade cases under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) can be pursued. It also provided bilateral trade negotiating authority for the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement, and set out procedures to be followed for congressional approval of future bilateral trade agreements.

The H.R. 3398 bill was sponsored by Democrat Sam Gibbons representing the Florida's 7th congressional district.^[1] The Act of Congress was enacted into law by 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 30, 1984.^[2]^[3]

^ "H.R. 3398 (98th): Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984" - Bills. GovTrack.us. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
^ Reagan, Ronald (October 30, 1984). "Remarks on Signing the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 - October 30, 1984". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1682–1684.
^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Ronald Reagan: "Remarks on Signing the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984" October 30, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

[1] "H.R. 3398 (98th): Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984" - Bills. GovTrack.us. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[2] Reagan, Ronald (October 30, 1984). "Remarks on Signing the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 - October 30, 1984". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1682–1684.

[3] Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Ronald Reagan: "Remarks on Signing the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984" October 30, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

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