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To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that Act for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule…

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To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that Act for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act to exclude imported live plants and fresh cut flowers from duty-free treatment.

What's happening now January 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 21, 1997
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 20, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 25, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 7, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 54: To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that Act for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-54/
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"H.R. 54: To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that Act for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-54/.
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H.R. 54, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-54/.
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[H.R. 54: To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that Act for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-54/)
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