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HR 997 103th Congress House

To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands unless certain…

Official title: To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Nort… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands unless certain conditions are met, to require the Secretary of Labor to assign a full-time resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 6, 1993 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Congressional reporting requirementsLabelingLabor policyMinimum wages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1993
See H.R.2264.
May 18, 1993
Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Apr 5, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 3, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR.
Feb 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 18, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H692-693)
Feb 18, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 10, 1993

See H.R.2264.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to subject goods imported from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to column one rates of the tariff schedule (and deny them labeling as having been manufactured in the United States) unless the Commonwealth establishes that: (1) the labor rate paid to the workers producing such goods is greater than or equal to the prevailing U.S. minimum wage rate; and (2) not less than 50 percent of the direct labor cost of producing such goods is paid to Commonwealth residents.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to assign a resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth to monitor its compliance with such conditions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2264 Procedurally related Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 6, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 997: To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands unless certain conditions are met, to require the Secretary of Labor to assign a full-time resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-997/
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"H.R. 997: To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands unless certain conditions are met, to require the Secretary of Labor to assign a full-time resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-997/.
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H.R. 997, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-997/.
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[H.R. 997: To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands unless certain conditions are met, to require the Secretary of Labor to assign a full-time resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-997/)
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