An amendment to change the short title of the bill to be "Smoot-Hawley Trade Barriers Act of 1982" and to change the purpose to be "to reduce competition in the automobile industry, protect jobs in one industry to the detriment of jobs in other industries, and to increase the price of automobiles to consumers".

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Amendment Number
997
Description
An amendment to change the short title of the bill to be "Smoot-Hawley Trade Barriers Act of 1982" and to change the purpose to be "to reduce competition in the automobile industry, protect jobs in one industry to the detriment of jobs in other industries, and to increase the price of automobiles to consumers".
Purpose
An amendment to change the short title of the bill to be "Smoot-Hawley Trade Barriers Act of 1982" and to change the purpose to be "to reduce competition in the automobile industry, protect jobs in one industry to the detriment of jobs in other industries, and to increase the price of automobiles to consumers".
Congress
97
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Dec 15, 1982
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 92 - 301 (Record Vote No: 457).
Submitted Date
Dec 15, 1982
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 997 — Informed