H.R. 4537 (96 th ): Trade Agreements Act of 1979

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The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (TAA), Pub.L. 96–39, 93 Stat. 144, enacted July 26, 1979, codified at 19 U.S.C. ch. 13 (19 U.S.C. §§ 2501–2581), is an Act of Congress that governs trade agreements negotiated between the United States and other countries under the Trade Act of 1974. It provided the implementing legislation for the Tokyo Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

The stated purposes of the TAA are:

• Approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974
• Foster the growth and maintenance of an open world trading system
• Expand opportunities for the commerce of the United States in international trade
• Improve the rules of international trade and to provide for the enforcement of such rules, and for other purposes

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Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 26, 1979

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on July 26, 1979.

Representative for Texas's 12th congressional district

History

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The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 4537 (96th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4537. This is the one from the 96 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 96 th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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