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H.R. 1997 101st Congress House

To amend the Tariff Schedule of the United States to make permanent the existing temporary tariff treatment of certain disposable surgical gowns and drapes.

Introduced: April 13, 1989 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Clothing industryMedical suppliesTariff
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 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.
Aug 23, 1989
Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Jun 16, 1989
Executive Comment Received from USTR.
May 2, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, and USTR.
Apr 18, 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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 Latest action August 20, 1990

See H.R.1594.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to make permanent the existing temporary tariff treatment of certain disposable surgical gowns and drapes.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1481 Identical bill A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to make permanent the modification of the tariff treatment on…
  • HR 1594 Procedurally related Customs and Trade Act of 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1997: To amend the Tariff Schedule of the United States to make permanent the existing temporary tariff treatment of certain disposable surgical gowns and drapes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1997/
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"H.R. 1997: To amend the Tariff Schedule of the United States to make permanent the existing temporary tariff treatment of certain disposable surgical gowns and drapes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1997/.
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H.R. 1997, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1997/.
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