To provide authority for the President to enter into trade agreements to conclude the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to extend tariff proclamation authority to carry out such agreements, and to apply Congressional "fast track" procedures to a bill implementing such agreements.
Public Law 103-49 · H.R. 1876 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Jul 2, 1993 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski (D-IL-5)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Sam Gibbons
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 295 yea, 126 nay295–126
- SenateRecorded vote: 76 yea, 16 nay76–16
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to extend the authority of the President, for a specified period of time, to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries for the reduction or elimination of tariff or nontariff barriers if the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has not resulted in such trade agreements by May 31, 1993.
Provides that implementing bills involving tariff and nontariff trade agreements shall be effective only if, among other things, the President, at least 120 calendar days (currently, 90 days) before he enters into such agreement, notifies the Congress of his intention to enter into it, and publishes such intention in the Federal Register. Extends congressional "fast track procedures" to such implementing bills through April 16, 1994.
Requires specified advisory committee reports regarding such agreements to be provided to the President, the Congress, and the United States Trade Representative no later than 30 days after the President notifies the Congress of his intention to enter into the agreement, but before January 15, 1994.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 295 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
295 yea126 nay13 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(145)
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
- Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-16
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. William FordD-MI-13
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
- Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-5
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18- Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
- Rep. Thomas BarlowD-KY-1
- Rep. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
- Rep. Mike KreidlerD-WA-9
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-8
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
- Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. James BacchusD-FL-15
- Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Maria CantwellD-WA-1- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
- Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
- Rep. Samuel CoppersmithD-AZ-1
- Rep. Marjorie Margolies-MezvinskyD-PA-13
- Rep. David MannD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-19
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1- Rep. Peter BarcaD-WI-1
- Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(150)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-19
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
- Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10- Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
- Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. Michael HuffingtonR-CA-22
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. David LevyR-NY-4
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
- Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
- Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
- Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
- Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Rod GramsR-MN-6
- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
- Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 237 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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Ways and Means Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Trade Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Jul 2, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-49.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 30, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1003 without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-16. Record Vote No: 192.Senate roll call 192
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jun 22, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 295 - 126 (Roll no. 247).House roll call 247
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 199 passed House.
- Jun 16, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Rules Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Rules Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Rules Committee
- Jun 14, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Jun 9, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
- Apr 29, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Apr 28, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Rules Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.