A bill to extend temporarily the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the imposition of countervailing duties.
Public Law 96-6 · H.R. 1147 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Apr 3, 1979 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Albert Ullman (D-OR-2)
Cosponsors (13): Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski, Rep. Charles Vanik,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateRecorded vote: 82 yea, 15 nay82–15
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 Tariff Act of 1930 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the imposition of countervailing duties until the date of enactment or defeat of legislation implementing a multilateral trade agreement or agreements governing the use of subsidies or September 30, 1979 (whichever occurs first).
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 82 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
82 yea16 nay2 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(51)
- Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
- Sen. Gaylord NelsonD-WI
- Sen. George McGovernD-SD
- Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA- Sen. Paul TsongasD-MA
- Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE- Sen. John CulverD-IA
- Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
- Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
- Sen. Spark MatsunagaD-HI
- Sen. Bill BradleyD-NJ
- Sen. Donald RiegleD-MI
- Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
- Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
- Sen. Adlai StevensonD-IL
- Sen. Abraham RibicoffD-CT
- Sen. Birch BayhD-IN
- Sen. Dee HuddlestonD-KY
- Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
Sen. Carl LevinD-MI- Sen. Warren MagnusonD-WA
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI- Sen. Gary HartD-CO
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT- Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
- Sen. Donald StewartD-AL
- Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT- Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
- Sen. Frank ChurchD-ID
- Sen. James SasserD-TN
- Sen. John GlennD-OH
- Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
- Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
- Sen. Robert MorganD-NC
- Sen. Mike GravelD-AK
- Sen. Herman TalmadgeD-GA
- Sen. Dennis DeConciniD-AZ
- Sen. David PryorD-AR
- Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
- Sen. John StennisD-MS
- Sen. Lloyd BentsenD-TX
- Sen. Russell LongD-LA
- Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
- Sen. Howell HeflinD-AL
- Sen. Dick StoneD-FL
- Sen. David BorenD-OK
- Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA
Republicans who voted yea(31)
- Sen. Jacob JavitsR-NY
- Sen. Charles MathiasR-MD
- Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
- Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
- Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
- Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
- Sen. Henry HeinzR-PA
- Sen. Milton YoungR-ND
- Sen. David DurenbergerR-MN
- Sen. John DanforthR-MO
- Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
Sen. John WarnerR-VA
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
- Sen. William RothR-DE
- Sen. Harrison SchmittR-NM
- Sen. Alan SimpsonR-WY
- Sen. John TowerR-TX
- Sen. Roger JepsenR-IA
Sen. Richard LugarR-IN- Sen. Samuel HayakawaR-CA
Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT- Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
- Sen. Barry GoldwaterR-AZ
- Sen. Paul LaxaltR-NV
- Sen. James McClureR-ID
- Sen. William ArmstrongR-CO
- Sen. Gordon HumphreyR-NH
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 30 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.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Apr 3, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-6.
- Apr 2, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Mar 28, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, roll call #30 (82-15).Senate roll call 30
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Mar 22, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Finance Committee
- Mar 5, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- Mar 1, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Motion to recommit to House Committee on Ways and Means rejected in House.
- Feb 22, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Jan 18, 1979CommitteeCommittee · 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.