Skip to main content
H.R. 1660 105th Congress House

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences until May 31, 2007.

Introduced: May 19, 1997 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Tariff preferences
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2014.
May 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 19, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 19, 1997
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action August 5, 1997

See H.R.2014.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences through May 31, 2007.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2014 Procedurally related Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1660: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences until May 31, 2007.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1660/
MLA
"H.R. 1660: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences until May 31, 2007.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1660/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1660, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1660/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1660: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences until May 31, 2007.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1660/)
Report a problem