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HR 3447 100th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Bearings Foreign Trade and Investments Imports Machinery Tariff

A bill to suspend for a 2-year period the duty on positive displacement reciprocating machines, parts for machines of that kind, and other related articles.

Introduced: October 7, 1987 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR.
Oct 16, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 7, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 7, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend for two years the duty on positive displacement reciprocating pumps and the following parts for such pumps and related articles: (1) studs; (2) tool kits; (3) valve cases, spacers, and pistons; (4) ball bearings, race bearings bells and bell by-passes; (5) machine parts; (6) sealing cases, valve safety rings, spacer rings, support rings, intermediate discs and rings, shaft packing rings, radial shaft seals, back-up seals, and V-sleeves; (7) high-pressure water shutoff guns and parts thereof; (8) roller valves and relief valves with hydraulic actuators; and (9) O-rings, U-rings, copper asbestos gaskets, and leakage gaskets.

What's happening now October 30, 1987

Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3447: A bill to suspend for a 2-year period the duty on positive displacement reciprocating machines, parts for machines of that kind, and other related articles.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3447/
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"H.R. 3447: A bill to suspend for a 2-year period the duty on positive displacement reciprocating machines, parts for machines of that kind, and other related articles.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3447/.
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H.R. 3447, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3447/.
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