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Approving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment with respect to the products of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Public Law 102-197 · H.J.Res. 346 · 102nd Congress · began in the House

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Dec 9, 1991 · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO-3)

Cosponsors (14): Rep. Robert Michel, Rep. Sam Gibbons,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 350 yea, 78 nay350–78
SenateVoice vote

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Approves the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the Soviet Union transmitted to the Congress by the President on October 9, 1991.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 102nd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 350 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

350 yea78 nay6 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(237)

Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-13
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-18
Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. John CoxD-IL-16
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-14
Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Joan HornD-MO-2
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. James BacchusD-FL-11
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-17
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Charles LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1

Republicans who voted yea(113)

Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13
Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4
Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-10
Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Richard NicholsR-KS-5
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 394 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Ways and Means Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

Dec 9, 1991Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-197.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Nov 27, 1991PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 25, 1991FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 20, 1991FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 350 - 78 (Roll no. 410).House roll call 410
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Solomon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
FloorFloor · Mr. Rostenkowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
Nov 19, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
Oct 9, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.