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HR 1903 101th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Alcohol Tariff

To extend to ethyl tertiary butyl ether the same tariff treatment provided to ethanol.

Introduced: April 13, 1989 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 20, 1990
See H.R.1594.
Oct 23, 1989
Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Jun 30, 1989
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USTR.
May 2, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, and USTR.
Apr 19, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 13, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 13, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to apply the same tariff treatment that is provided for ethanol to mixtures or compounds that are derived from the reaction of ethyl alcohol and isobutylene (ethyl tertiary butyl ether).

What's happening now August 20, 1990

See H.R.1594.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1594 Procedurally related Customs and Trade Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1903: To extend to ethyl tertiary butyl ether the same tariff treatment provided to ethanol.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1903/
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"H.R. 1903: To extend to ethyl tertiary butyl ether the same tariff treatment provided to ethanol.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1903/.
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