                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY
 
  Part 5--Congressional Procedures With Respect to Presidential Actions
 
Sec. 2192. Resolutions disapproving certain actions


(a) Contents of resolutions

    (1) For purposes of this section, the term ``resolution'' means 
only--
        (A) a joint resolution of the two Houses of the Congress, the 
    matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That the 
    Congress does not approve the action taken by, or the determination 
    of, the President under section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 
    transmitted to the Congress on ______.'', the blank space being 
    filled with the appropriate date; and
        (B) a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress, the matter 
    after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That the 
    Congress does not approve ______ transmitted to the Congress on 
    ______.'', with the first blank space being filled in accordance 
    with paragraph (2), and the second blank space being filled with the 
    appropriate date.

    (2) The first blank space referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
filled, in the case of a resolution referred to in section 2437(c)(2) of 
this title, with the phrase ``the report of the President submitted 
under section ______ of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to ______'' 
(with the first blank space being filled with ``402(b)'' or ``409(b)'', 
as appropriate, and the second blank space being filled with the name of 
the country involved).

(b) Reference to committees

    All resolutions introduced in the House of Representatives shall be 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and all resolutions 
introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Finance.

(c) Discharge of committees

    (1) If the committee of either House to which a resolution has been 
referred has not reported it at the end of 30 days after its 
introduction, not counting any day which is excluded under section 
2194(b) of this title, it is in order to move either to discharge the 
committee from further consideration of the resolution or to discharge 
the committee from further consideration of any other resolution 
introduced with respect to the same matter, except that a motion to 
discharge--
        (A) may only be made on the second legislative day after the 
    calendar day on which the Member making the motion announces to the 
    House his intention to do so; and
        (B) is not in order after the Committee \1\ has reported a 
    resolution with respect to the same matter.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

    (2) A motion to discharge under paragraph (1) may be made only by an 
individual favoring the resolution, and is highly privileged in the 
House and privileged in the Senate; and debate thereon shall be limited 
to not more than 1 hour, the time to be divided in the House equally 
between those favoring and those opposing the resolution, and to be 
divided in the Senate equally between, and controlled by, the majority 
leader and the minority leader or their designees. An amendment to the 
motion is not in order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.

(d) Floor consideration in the House

    (1) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the 
consideration of a resolution shall be highly privileged and not 
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall 
it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
agreed to or disagreed to.
    (2) Debate in the House of Representatives on a resolution shall be 
limited to not more than 20 hours, which shall be divided equally 
between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion 
further to limit debate shall not be debatable. No amendment to, or 
motion to recommit, the resolution shall be in order. It shall not be in 
order to move to reconsider the vote by which a resolution is agreed to 
or disagreed to.
    (3) Motions to postpone, made in the House of Representatives with 
respect to the consideration of a resolution, and motions to proceed to 
the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate.
    (4) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
procedure relating to a resolution shall be decided without debate.
    (5) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding 
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a resolution in the 
House of Representatives shall be governed by the Rules of the House of 
Representatives applicable to other resolutions in similar 
circumstances.

(e) Floor consideration in the Senate

    (1) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a 
resolution shall be privileged. An amendment to the motion shall not be 
in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (2) Debate in the Senate on a resolution, and all debatable motions 
and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 
20 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority 
leader and the minority leader or their designees.
    (3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in 
connection with a resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, 
to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the 
manager of the resolution, except that in the event the manager of the 
resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in 
opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his 
designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their 
control on the passage of a resolution, allot additional time to any 
Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
    (4) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a resolution, 
debatable motion, or appeal is not debatable. No amendment to, or motion 
to recommit, a resolution is in order in the Senate.

(f) Procedures in the Senate

    (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following 
procedures shall apply in the Senate to a resolution to which this 
section applies:
        (A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a resolution that has 
    passed the House of Representatives shall, when received in the 
    Senate, be referred to the Committee on Finance for consideration in 
    accordance with this section.
        (ii) If a resolution to which this section applies was 
    introduced in the Senate before receipt of a resolution that has 
    passed the House of Representatives, the resolution from the House 
    of Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be placed on 
    the calendar. If this clause applies, the procedures in the Senate 
    with respect to a resolution introduced in the Senate that contains 
    the identical matter as the resolution that passed the House of 
    Representatives shall be the same as if no resolution had been 
    received from the House of Representatives, except that the vote on 
    passage in the Senate shall be on the resolution that passed the 
    House of Representatives.
        (B) If the Senate passes a resolution before receiving from the 
    House of Representatives a joint resolution that contains the 
    identical matter, the joint resolution shall be held at the desk 
    pending receipt of the joint resolution from the House of 
    Representatives. Upon receipt of the joint resolution from the House 
    of Representatives, such joint resolution shall be deemed to be read 
    twice, considered, read the third time, and passed.

    (2) If the texts of joint resolutions described in this section or 
section 2193(a) of this title, whichever is applicable, concerning any 
matter are not identical--
        (A) the Senate shall vote passage on the resolution introduced 
    in the Senate, and
        (B) the text of the joint resolution passed by the Senate shall, 
    immediately upon its passage (or, if later, upon receipt of the 
    joint resolution passed by the House), be substituted for the text 
    of the joint resolution passed by the House of Representatives, and 
    such resolution, as amended, shall be returned with a request for a 
    conference between the two Houses.

    (3) Consideration in the Senate of any veto message with respect to 
a joint resolution described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section or 
section 2193(a) of this title, including consideration of all debatable 
motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 
hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority 
leader and the minority leader or their designees.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title I, Sec. 152, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2004; Pub. L. 
96-39, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), title XI, Sec. 1106(c)(5), July 26, 
1979, 93 Stat. 299, 312; Pub. L. 98-573, title II, Sec. 248(b), Oct. 30, 
1984, 98 Stat. 2998; Pub. L. 101-382, title I, Sec. 132(c)(2)-(5), Aug. 
20, 1990, 104 Stat. 646, 647; Pub. L. 103-465, title II, 
Sec. 261(d)(1)(A)(ii), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4909; Pub. L. 104-295, 
Sec. 20(b)(10), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3527.)

                       References in Text

    Section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. 
(a)(1)(A), is section 203 of Pub. L. 93-618, title II, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 
Stat. 2015, which is classified to section 2253 of this title.
    Sections 402(b) and 409(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, referred to in 
subsec. (a)(2)(C), are sections 402(b) and 409(b) of Pub. L. 93-618, 
title IV, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2060, 2064, respectively, which are 
classified to sections 2432 and 2439 of this title, respectively.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104-295 amended directory language of 
Pub. L. 103-465. See 1994 Amendment note below.
    1994--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-465, as amended by Pub. L. 104-
295, substituted comma for ``as follows:'' after ``shall be filled'' in 
introductory provisions, struck out ``(B)'' before ``in the case'', and 
struck out subpar. (A) which read as follows: ``in the case of a 
resolution referred to in section 1303(e) of this title, with the phrase 
`the determination of the Secretary of the Treasury under section 303(d) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930'; and''.
    1990--Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(c)(2), amended 
subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: 
``a resolution of either House of the Congress, the matter after the 
resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the ______ does not 
approve ______ transmitted to the Congress on ______.', with the first 
blank space being filled with the name of the resolving House, the 
second blank space being filled in accordance with paragraph (2), and 
the third blank space being filled with the appropriate date.''
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(c)(3), substituted 
``first'' for ``second'' in introductory provisions and ``2437(c)(2)'' 
for ``2437(c)(3)'' in subpar. (C), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B), and 
struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: ``in the case of a 
resolution referred to in section 2437(c)(2) of this title, with the 
phrase `the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment with respect to the 
products of ______' (with this blank space being filled with the name of 
the country involved); and''.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(c)(4), substituted 
``except that a motion to discharge--
        ``(A) may only be made on the second legislative day after the 
    calendar day on which the Member making the motion announces to the 
    House his intention to do so; and
        ``(B) is not in order after the Committee has reported a 
    resolution with respect to the same matter'' for ``except no motion 
    to discharge shall be in order after the committee has reported a 
    resolution with respect to the same matter''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(c)(5), amended subsec. (f) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: ``In the 
case of a resolution described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, if 
prior to the passage by one House of a resolution of that House, that 
House receives a resolution with respect to the same matter from the 
other House, then--
        ``(1) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
    resolution had been received from the other House; but
        ``(2) the vote on final passage shall be on the resolution of 
    the other House.''
    1984--Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 98-573 substituted ``joint 
resolution'' for ``concurrent resolution''.
    1979--Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 96-39, Sec. 902(a)(1)(A), 
substituted ``does not approve the action taken by, or the determination 
of, the President under section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 transmitted 
to the Congress on ______.', the blank space being filled with the 
appropriate date'' for ``does not approve ______ transmitted to the 
Congress on ______.', the first blank space being filled in accordance 
with paragraph (2) and the second blank space being filled with the 
appropriate date''.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 96-39, Sec. 902(a)(1)(B), substituted 
``paragraph (2),'' for ``paragraph (3),''.
    Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 96-39, Sec. 902(a)(1)(C), (D), 
redesignated par. (3) as (2). Former par. (2), relating to the first 
blank space referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), was struck out.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 96-39, Sec. 1106(c)(5), substituted 
``section 2194(b) of this title'' for ``section 2193(b) of this title''.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-465 effective on the effective date of 
title II of Pub. L. 103-465, Jan. 1, 1995, see section 261(d)(2) of Pub. 
L. 103-465, set out as a note under section 1315 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by section 132(c)(4) and (5) of Pub. L. 101-382 applicable 
with respect to recommendations made under section 2432(d) of this title 
by the President after May 23, 1990, see section 132(d) of Pub. L. 101-
382, set out as a note under section 2432 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-573 effective on 15th day after Oct. 30, 
1984, see section 214(a), (b) of Pub. L. 98-573, set out as a note under 
section 1304 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-39 effective July 26, 1979, see sections 903 
and 1114 of Pub. L. 96-39, set out as Effective Date notes under 
sections 2411 and 2581 of this title, respectively.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1330, 2191, 2193, 2253, 
2412, 2437, 2903, 3535 of this title.
