Approving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment with respect to the products of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Public Law 107-52 · H.J.Res. 51 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 16, 2001 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Armey (R-TX-26)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Dick Gephardt, Rep. Phil Crane
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateRecorded vote: 88 yea, 12 nay88–12
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.
Approves the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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. 11 actions.
- Oct 16, 2001Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-52.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 9, 2001PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 2001FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay. 88 - 12. Record Vote Number: 291.Senate roll call 291
- Oct 2, 2001FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate.
- Sep 6, 2001FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
- Sep 5, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Jul 26, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
- Jun 12, 2001CommitteeCommittee · 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.